abstention vs denier

abstention

noun
  • The act of abstaining or refraining (from). 

  • Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs. 

  • The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. 

denier

noun
  • One who denies or forbids something. 

  • One who denies the existence of something. 

  • An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou. 

  • A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes. 

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