abstention

Example Sentences

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The second vote passed with six votes in favor, four against, and one abstention.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Welsh government ministers made £100m worth of commitments to secure Dodd's abstention, including £30m for social care to tackle delayed discharges.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Labour MSs banged Senedd tables as the result of the vote came in with 29 Senedd members in support and 28 against, with one abstention from Dodds.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

The vote was approved 29 to 0 with one abstention.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

This, in so rough a world, was to be found chiefly in abstention and retrenchment.

From Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe by Santayana, George