abstain

Example Sentences

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Twelve voted against it, with seven in favour and one abstaining.

From BBC

Ms Davies-Jones said she had not abstained but had been out of the country at the time.

From BBC

Specifically, how Gray in September abstained from voting on a bill that would have prevented the shutdown.

From Los Angeles Times

There were 13 votes in favour of the text and none against, with Russia and China both abstaining but not deploying their veto as permanent members.

From Barron's

Conservative MPs Shannon Stubbs and Matt Jeneroux - who announced earlier this month that he was resigning - also abstained.

From BBC