abstain
verb [I] (NOT VOTE) /æbˈsteɪn/Definition
› to decide not to use your vote: 63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed, and 15 abstained.Elections abstainer /æbˈsteɪ.nər/
/-nɚ/ noun [C] Abstaining and refrainingVoters and Candidates in elections
/-nɚ/ noun [C] Abstaining and refrainingVoters and Candidates in elections (Definition of abstain verb (NOT VOTE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absentee ballot noun
- absolute majority noun
- abstention noun (NOT VOTING)
- aye noun
- ballot noun
- ballot rigging noun
- franchise noun (VOTE)
- general election noun
- gerrymandering noun
- go to the country idiom
- hung adjective
- nominate verb (SUGGEST)
- rigging noun (DISHONESTLY ARRANGE)
- secret ballot noun
- show of hands noun
- spoil verb (DESTROY)
- straw poll noun
- suffrage noun
- teller noun
- vote of confidence noun
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