棄権 | Japanese meaning

棄権【きけん】

Frequency rank: 21,646. – 21,763.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

Forms

棄権【きけん】Frequency rank: 21,646. – 21,763.
きけんFrequency rank: 43,773. – 44,486.

Generated definitions (experimental)

abstention (from voting)

This meaning refers to the act of choosing not to vote in an election or decision-making process. It indicates a deliberate choice not to participate.

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He decided to abstain from voting in that election.

、。

The low voter turnout was due to many people abstaining from voting.

renunciation (of a right)

This meaning refers to the formal rejection or relinquishing of a legal right or privilege. It signifies that a person no longer wishes to exercise that right.

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He signed the document renouncing that right.

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She chose to renounce her rights.

withdrawal (from a contest)

This meaning implies that an individual has chosen to remove themselves from competition or participation in a contest or event.

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The competitor submitted their withdrawal.

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He decided to withdraw from the tournament.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to abstain (from voting); to renounce (a right); to withdraw (from a contest)to abstain from voting in an electionnotice of abstentionabstention voterreason for abstentionto submit a request for abstentionto withdraw from a tournamentto renounce a rightabstention is acceptedabstention vote

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

とうひょう投票やぎけつ議決、きょうぎ競技などのけんりをすてて権利を棄ててつかわない使わないこと．.

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Example sentences

3 results

1. 。

I don't plan to vote at the upcoming election.

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2. 。

There were two abstentions.

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3. 、。

When it was time to vote, he abstained.

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棄権【きけん】

Frequency rank: 21,646. – 21,763.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

Forms

棄権【きけん】Frequency rank: 21,646. – 21,763.
きけんFrequency rank: 43,773. – 44,486.

Generated definitions (experimental)

abstention (from voting)

This meaning refers to the act of choosing not to vote in an election or decision-making process. It indicates a deliberate choice not to participate.

。

He decided to abstain from voting in that election.

、。

The low voter turnout was due to many people abstaining from voting.

renunciation (of a right)

This meaning refers to the formal rejection or relinquishing of a legal right or privilege. It signifies that a person no longer wishes to exercise that right.