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abstention
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ab·sten·tion  (b-stnshn, b-)
n.
1. The act or habit of deliberate self-denial.
2. An abstaining vote or voter: 12 ayes, 10 nays, and 8 abstentions.

[Late Latin abstenti, abstentin-, from abstentus, past participle of Latin abstinre, to hold back; see abstain.]

abstention
Noun
1. the formal act of not voting
2. the act of abstaining from something, such as drinking alcohol
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abstentionabstention - the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
self-denial, self-discipline - the trait of practicing self discipline

abstention
noun 1. abstaining, non-voting, refusal to vote
noun 2. abstinence, refraining, avoidance, forbearance, eschewal, desistance, nonindulgence
Translations
Spanish abstention [əbˈstɛnʃən] nabstención f
French abstention [əbˈstɛnʃən] nabstention f
German abstention [əbˈstɛnʃən] n(Stimm)enthaltung f
Italian abstention [əbˈstɛnʃən] nastensione f

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with unemployment and without unemployment, with debate and without debate, with significant abstentionism and showers of voters, with fraud and without fraud, no matter what, there stands the PRI with its clean sweep.
 
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