abstentionist

English

Etymology

abstention +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/, /æbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩.ɪst/, /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/, /əbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩.ɪst/

Noun

abstentionist (plural abstentionists)

A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically. [First attested in the late 19^th century.][1]
An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion.

Related terms

abstentionism

Translations

advocate of not getting involved politically

Dutch: onthouder (nl) m
French: abstentionniste (fr) m or f
Galician: abstencionista m or f
Italian: astensionista m or f
Portuguese: abstencionista m or f
Spanish: abstencionista (es) m or f

Adjective

abstentionist (comparative more abstentionist, superlative most abstentionist)

relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.

References

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.

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