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Abstentionism is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Abstentionism in a sentence

Abstentionism meaning

A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.

Using Abstentionism

  • The main meaning on this page is: A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
  • In the example corpus, abstentionism often appears in combinations such as: of abstentionism.

Context around Abstentionism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

gave 1×

Sentence patterns with Abstentionism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

abstentionism gave the 1× believe that abstentionism was not 1× discussion of abstentionism to allow 1× policy of abstentionism 1× policy of abstentionism and so 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abstentionism gave the 1× at the 1983 1× sinn féin has 1× this calculation excludes 1×

Common sentence endings:

forthcoming european elections 1× into a republic 1× of the people 1× policy of abstentionism 1× seats in parliament 1×

Words around Abstentionism

Just before it in the word index:

abstention 49 abstemious 4 abstains 5 abstaining 60 abstainers 3 abstained 131

Just after it in the word index:

abstentionist 5 abstentions 42 abstinence 142 abstinent 12 abston 2 abstract 958

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Abstentionism

  • In this selection, "abstentionism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gave stand out and add context to how "abstentionism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abstentionism gave the and believe that abstentionism was not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abstentionism" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abstentionism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sinn Féin has a policy of abstentionism and so its MPs refuse to take their seats in Parliament. (18 words)

This calculation excludes the Speaker, Deputy Speakers (two Labour and one Conservative) and Sinn Féin (who follow a policy of abstentionism ). (21 words)

Abstentionism gave the movement legitimacy, the right to wage war, to speak for a Republic all but established in the hearts of the people". (24 words)

Longer example sentences

During this time, de Valera came to believe that abstentionism was not a workable tactic in the long term. He now believed that a better course would be to try to gain power and turn the Free State from a constitutional monarchy into a republic. (45 words)

At the 1983 Ard Fheis the constitution was amended to remove the ban on the discussion of abstentionism to allow Sinn Féin to run a candidate in the forthcoming European elections. (31 words)

Abstentionism gave the movement legitimacy, the right to wage war, to speak for a Republic all but established in the hearts of the people". (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

Abstentionism gave the movement legitimacy, the right to wage war, to speak for a Republic all but established in the hearts of the people".

At the 1983 Ard Fheis the constitution was amended to remove the ban on the discussion of abstentionism to allow Sinn Féin to run a candidate in the forthcoming European elections.

During this time, de Valera came to believe that abstentionism was not a workable tactic in the long term. He now believed that a better course would be to try to gain power and turn the Free State from a constitutional monarchy into a republic.

Sinn Féin has a policy of abstentionism and so its MPs refuse to take their seats in Parliament.

This calculation excludes the Speaker, Deputy Speakers (two Labour and one Conservative) and Sinn Féin (who follow a policy of abstentionism ).

Common combinations with abstentionism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of abstentionism 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abstentionism" in a sentence?
An example: "Abstentionism gave the movement legitimacy, the right to wage war, to speak for a Republic all but established in the hearts of the people"." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "abstentionism" from authentic English texts.
What does "abstentionism" mean?
Abstentionism means: A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
How many example sentences with "abstentionism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "abstentionism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.