Examples of 'abstentions' in a sentence
Meaning of "abstentions"
Abstention: The act of refraining from voting or participating in a decision. It often refers to a deliberate choice not to take part
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Blank ballot papers will be considered abstentions.
The value of abstentions needs to be clarified in this paragraph.
The text was adopted unanimously without abstentions.
Effect of abstentions and absences.
It was adopted by a large majority with four abstentions.
In other words there were more abstentions than votes in favour.
The opinion was adopted by a majority with six abstentions.
Abstentions shall not be permitted.
There were no invalid ballots and no abstentions.
Abstentions shall be considered as voting.
The opinion was adopted by a large majority with two abstentions.
Abstentions shall not be allowed in final votes on the admissibility and merits of cases.
The opinion was adopted by a majority in favour and nine abstentions.
Abstentions shall not be taken into account for achieving the majority of votes.
The resolution was adopted by nine votes in favour and six abstentions.
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The Committee should interpret those abstentions as a clear message to that effect.
Defeated by a large majority two votes in favour and four abstentions.
No, but you know that abstentions do not count.
Adopted by a majority with one dissenting vote and three abstentions.
There were 8 abstentions mostly consumer representatives.
Both committees adopted their opinions unanimously apart from two abstentions.
Almost all abstentions on the religion question were from Protestant communities 3.
The opinion was put to a vote and adopted by a majority with three abstentions.
Objections, abstentions and referrals.
The opinion was approved by a majority with five votes against and two abstentions.
Abstentions are not counted as a vote “ for ” or “ against ” the election of directors.
The Opinion was adopted by a majority with nine abstentions.
When we have a country in which abstentions exceed 50 %, how can we talk of democracy?
The Committee opinion was adopted by a large majority with three abstentions.
Among the 11 overall abstentions was a Pacific nation, Samoa.
The Opinion was adopted with no dissenting votes and two abstentions.
In favour, two against and five abstentions.
The Opinion was adopted with no dissenting votes and four abstentions.
For, seven against and seven abstentions.
The text of the Opinion was approved with no votes against and three abstentions.
In the case of legislative acts, votes against or abstentions are indicated.
There it had been adopted by a majority, with seven votes against and six abstentions.
In Delaware, they are counted as abstentions.
Following the debate the opinion was adopted by 33 votes to three with seven abstentions.
Defeated by 12 votes to two with ten abstentions.
The section adopted the amended opinion by a large majority in favour, with 3 abstentions.
Rejected by a large majority with 15 abstentions.
The Opinion was adopted by a substantial majority with 2 dissenting votes and 4 abstentions.
Defeated by a majority to one, with no abstentions.
The Opinion was finally adopted by a majority vote with 2 votes against and no abstentions.
Defeated by 11 votes to nine with ten abstentions.
Be amended was rejected by a large majority ; there were 9 votes in favour and 30 abstentions.
Defeated by 17 votes to five with six abstentions.
The transmission to other institutions was voted by a majority with 3 dissenting votes and 11 abstentions.
The Bureau adopted the decision with 8 abstentions.
