Abstentionist
/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
"An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion."
Adjective
- 1 relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"An abstentionist only has influence through public opinion."
Etymology
From abstention + -ist.