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abstentionist

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

abstentionist noun: a practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.

Noun

abstentionist (plural abstentionists)

  1. A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
    • An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion.

Adjective

abstentionist (comparative more abstentionist, superlative most abstentionist)

  1. relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.

Forms of abstentionist

Noun
pluralabstentionists
Adjective
comparativemore abstentionist
superlativemost abstentionist

Origin of abstentionist

From abstention + -ist.

Questions about abstentionist

What does abstentionist mean?
Abstentionist means a practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
What part of speech is abstentionist?
Abstentionist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce abstentionist?
Abstentionist is pronounced /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of abstentionist?
The plural of abstentionist is abstentionists.

Words near abstentionist in the dictionary

  1. abstention
  2. abstention doctrine
  3. abstention doctrines
  4. abstentionism
  5. abstentionisms
  6. abstentionist
  7. abstentionists
  8. abstentions
  9. abstentious
  10. abstentiousness
  11. absterge

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