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abstentionist

noun
/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/UK/æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/US

Etymology

From abstention + -ist.

  1. derived from abstinēō
  2. derived from abstēntiō
  3. borrowed from abstention
  4. suffixed as abstentionist — “abstention + ist”

Definitions

  1. A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.

    • An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion.

  2. relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.

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