abstention
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Abstention rates are already higher among poor voters.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022
Abstention was even higher in the state capitals such as Sao Paulo, which may have contributed to Lula underperforming his polling there on Sunday, said Andrei Roman, chief executive of pollster AtlasIntel.
From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2022
Abstention isn’t really an option for that reason.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2021
Abstention — as signaled earlier by the Japanese side — wasn’t good enough, Le Maire said, fearing that Nissan might begin undermining the alliance if it couldn’t be held accountable with a firm vote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2019
Abstention from labour is not only a honorific or meritorious act, but it presently comes to be a requisite of decency.
From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein
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