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abstentionist
abstentionist
English
Noun
abstentionist (plural abstentionists)
- A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
- An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion.
Translations
advocate of not getting involved politically
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References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9