abstentionist

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)

1. 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 or f

References

1. “abstentionist” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 9.