Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
abstentionist. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
abstentionist, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
abstentionist in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
abstentionist you have here. The definition of the word
abstentionist will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
abstentionist, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From abstention + -ist.
Pronunciation
Noun
abstentionist (plural abstentionists)
- A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically. [1]
An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion.
Translations
advocate of not getting involved politically
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.