abstentionist
abstentionist · abstentionists
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politicallyA practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
UK/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/US/æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/
Meaning
1 sensesA practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion.
Translations
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedabstentionism
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