abstention
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The second vote passed with six votes in favor, four against, and one abstention.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
A bill tabled by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur passed its first parliamentary vote by 70 to 56, with one abstention.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
“Claims about that shouldn’t be dismissed on technical grounds like abstention or rightness. I think the appellate court is going to have a lot to say about it.”
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
Fourteen members voted in favour of the resolution - with one abstention from the US.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024
Her abstention, however, was not owing to any objection of principle, but purely to considerations of domestic legislation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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