Today’s “Word of the Day” is “abstain” and it is a verb meaning “not vote, decline to vote, refuse to vote (for or against something (a resolution/proposal/motion)”.
Example Sentence: The India-Russia friendship has “stood the test of time”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Friday while virtually addressing the Far Eastern Economic Forum 2021, currently under way in the Russian port city of Vladivostok. Mr. Modi’s remarks came days after Russia abstained from a crucial Afghanistan and terrorism-related resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), where India served as the President for August.
This word is present in The Hindu article India-Russia friendship has stood test of time, says Modi and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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