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abstention in Finnish

abstention in Finnish is pidättäytyminen — abstention means the act of holding oneself back from doing something.

abstention in Finnish

pidättäytyminen
noun

What does "abstention" mean?

  1. noun The act of holding oneself back from doing something.
  2. noun The act of deliberately not taking part in something.
  3. noun A choice not to vote either for or against something.
    "There were five abstentions in the vote."
  4. noun (politics) A country's policy of staying out of international affairs.
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abstention in a sentence

  • There were five abstentions in the vote.

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What is "abstention" in Finnish?
"abstention" in Finnish is pidättäytyminen. abstention means: The act of holding oneself back from doing something.
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