abstentionist
English edit
Etymology edit
abstention + -ist
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/, /æbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩.ɪst/, /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/, /əbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩.ɪst/
Noun edit
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.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
advocate of not getting involved politically
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Adjective edit
abstentionist (comparative more abstentionist, superlative most abstentionist)
- relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
References edit
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstentionist”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.