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abstention
Definition:
(nou) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Phonetic Transcription:
əbˈstenʃən
Examples:
An abstention is obviously not the same as a vote to oppose.
The resolution was adopted with 10 votes and one abstention from France.
MC appealed for abstention in the 1976 referendum.
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