释义 |
abstentionab‧sten‧tion /əbˈstenʃən/ noun abstentionOrigin: 1500-1600 Late Latin abstentio, from Latin abstinere; ➔ ABSTAIN - In the Volkskammer approval was by 299 votes to 80 with one abstention.
- On July 23 he presented the new Cabinet which was approved by 70 votes to two with eight abstentions.
- Piatakov's resolution was defeated by 48 to 11, with 19 abstentions.
- The declaration was passed by 355 votes to four with one abstention.
- The motion to reject the small constitution failed by 18 votes to 63 with three abstentions.
- The overall abstention rate was reported to be as high as 55 percent of the electorate of 2,200,000.
- The Senate had already approved the treaty on Sept. 17 by 176 votes to 16 with one abstention.
► Votingabstain, verbabstention, nounadopt, verbballot, nounballot box, nounballot paper, nounblackball, verbby-election, nouncasting vote, nouncloture, nounconstituency, nounconstituent, noundeliver, verbdeposit, noundeselect, verbdisenfranchise, verbdisfranchise, verbdivision, noundoorstep, verbdream ticket, nounelect, verbelection, nounelectioneering, nounelective, adjectiveelector, nounelectoral, adjectiveelectoral register, nounelectorate, nounenfranchise, verbexit poll, nounfloating voter, nounfranchise, noungeneral election, nounhung parliament, nounlobby, nounmajority, nounmotion, nounno, nounoff-year, nounopen primary, nounoutvote, verboverall majority, nounplebiscite, nounplurality, nounpocket veto, nounpoint of order, nounpoll, nounpolling, nounpolling booth, nounpolling day, nounpolling station, nounpollster, nounPR, nounprimary, nounprimary election, nounproportional representation, nounpsephology, nounrecount, nounre-elect, verbreferendum, nounresolution, nounresolve, verbreturn, verbreturning officer, nounrig, verbrun, verbrun-off, nounscrutineer, nounshow of hands, nounslate, nounsplit ticket, nounspoil, verbsponsor, nounsponsor, verbstalking horse, nounstraight ticket, nounstraw poll, nounstronghold, nounsuffrage, nountactical voting, nounteller, nounthree-line whip, nounvote, verbvote of censure, nounvote of confidence, nounvote of no confidence, nounvoter, nounvoting machine, nounward, nounwrite-in, nounX, nounyea, nounyes, noun 1[countable, uncountable] an act of not voting for or against something: The draft law was passed by 134 votes to 19, with 5 abstentions.2[uncountable] formal when you do not do something you enjoy doingabstention from fasting and abstention from intoxicating drinks |