棄権 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstain verb To deliberately not take part in something, especially eating, drinking, or voting.
- abstention noun The act of restraining oneself.
Senses
棄権 is used for these senses in English:
- abstain (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
abstention — full definition
- noun The act of restraining oneself.
- noun The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
- noun The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
- noun Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.