abstentionismn.

Brit.

/əbˈstɛnʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/,

/əbˈstɛnʃənɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/əbˈstɛn(t)ʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/,

/æbˈstɛn(t)ʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: abstention n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < abstention n. + -ism suffix, after French abstentionnisme (1853). Compare earlier abstentionist n.

The policy of refusing to exercise one's vote; (also) non-participation in an established political process.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > refraining from voting > policy of

abstentionism1876

1876 F. E. A. Gasc Dict. Fr. & Eng. Lang. Abstentionisme,..abstentionism.

1885 Fortn. Rev. Dec. 832 Abstentionism is a very widely spread habit on the part of the many Americans whose aristocratic prejudices are shocked by the blind levelling of universal suffrage.

1902 F. Clarke tr. M. Y. Ostrogorski Democracy & Organization Polit. Parties II. Index 759/1 Abstentionism, political, of the English middle class.

1960 New Left Rev. Nov. 4/2 We must take account of the high degree of political ‘abstention’ by many activists of CND... ‘Abstentionism’ was..a fairly representative feeling.

1974 J. White tr. N. Poulantzas Fascism & Dictatorship iv. iii. 209 As early as 1919, the communist faction of the Socialist Party..proposed ‘abstentionism’, i.e. non-participation in elections and in parliament.

2005 A. Maillot New Sinn Féin i. 8 Arthur Griffith can be credited with developing the tactic of abstentionism and making it the signature of twentieth-century Sinn Fein.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abstentionism
释义	abstentionismn. Brit. /əbˈstɛnʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /əbˈstɛnʃənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /əbˈstɛn(t)ʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/, /æbˈstɛn(t)ʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: abstention n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < abstention n. + -ism suffix, after French abstentionnisme (1853). Compare earlier abstentionist n. The policy of refusing to exercise one's vote; (also) non-participation in an established political process. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > refraining from voting > policy of abstentionism1876 1876 F. E. A. Gasc Dict. Fr. & Eng. Lang. Abstentionisme,..abstentionism. 1885 Fortn. Rev. Dec. 832 Abstentionism is a very widely spread habit on the part of the many Americans whose aristocratic prejudices are shocked by the blind levelling of universal suffrage. 1902 F. Clarke tr. M. Y. Ostrogorski Democracy & Organization Polit. Parties II. Index 759/1 Abstentionism, political, of the English middle class. 1960 New Left Rev. Nov. 4/2 We must take account of the high degree of political ‘abstention’ by many activists of CND... ‘Abstentionism’ was..a fairly representative feeling. 1974 J. White tr. N. Poulantzas Fascism & Dictatorship iv. iii. 209 As early as 1919, the communist faction of the Socialist Party..proposed ‘abstentionism’, i.e. non-participation in elections and in parliament. 2005 A. Maillot New Sinn Féin i. 8 Arthur Griffith can be credited with developing the tactic of abstentionism and making it the signature of twentieth-century Sinn Fein. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1876
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