abstention
n
(a) [U] ~ (from sth) abstaining, esp not using one's vote at an election 弃权(尤指不投选票).
(b) [C] instance of this 弃权票
five votes in favour of the proposal, three against and two abstentions 五票赞成该项提议, 三票反对, 两票弃权.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.