abstention

Example Sentences

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The Senate voted 46 in favor, 25 against, with one abstention after the lower Chamber of Deputies greenlit the budget.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Labour MSs banged Senedd tables as the result of the vote came in with 29 Senedd members in support and 28 against, with one abstention from Dodds.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Fourteen members voted in favour of the resolution - with one abstention from the US.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

The lawmakers voted 224-196 in the Sejm with one abstention to liberalize access to the hormonal contraceptive, called ellaOne.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Mrs. Yellam made no comment, a strange abstention.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley