abstentionist

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English

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Etymology

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From abstention +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abstentionist (plural abstentionists)

  1. 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.
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Adjective

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abstentionist (comparative more abstentionist, superlative most abstentionist)

  1. relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.

References

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  1. ^ 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.