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.

Translations

advocate of not getting involved politically

Dutch: onthouder (nl) m

Portuguese: abstencionista m, f

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9

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