Both Uses
abstain
in
Queen of Attolia
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- The minister of war abstained.†
Chpt 7 *
- "The queen abstains," said Eugenides shortly.†
Chpt 20
Definitions:
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(1)
(abstain as in: abstained from alcohol) choose not to do something
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(2)
(abstain as in: 12 votes yes and 3 abstained) to formally not vote either "yes" or "no" (so that other voters will make the decision)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)