Abstentionist

Constance Markievicz was the first woman elected to the House of Commons in December 1918 but, in line with Sinn Féin 's abstentionist policy, did not take her seat.

Gerry Adams, Before the Dawn, p. 149 The opposing, anti-abstentionist party became known as "Official Sinn Féin".

However, in his address Adams said, "We are an abstentionist party.

The group around L'Ordine Nuovo declaimed incessantly against the Italian Socialist Party's centrist leadership and ultimately allied with Bordiga's far larger "abstentionist" faction.

While Sinn Féin still held to an abstentionist line, Fianna Fáil was dedicated to republicanising the Free State from within if it gained power.