棄権
きけん
kiken
JMdict entry #1220670
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
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Example sentences
今度の選挙は棄権するつもりだ。
kondo no senkyo ha kiken suru tsumori da 。
I don't plan to vote at the upcoming election.
棄権が二票あった。
kiken ga ni hyou axtsu ta 。
There were two abstentions.
いざ投票という時、彼は棄権した。
iza touhyou to iu toki 、 kare ha kiken shi ta 。
When it was time to vote, he abstained.