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 Definitions of abstention  [æbˈstɛn ʃən]  

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Definition of 'abstention' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) abstention
an act or instance of abstaining.

Etymology:  (1515–25; < LL abstentiō)

Definition of 'abstention' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) abstinence, abstention
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)


Definition of 'abstention' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) abstention
the act of abstaining; a holding aloof


Translation of 'abstention' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the act of abstaining
At the election of the new chairman the voting was six for, three against, and two abstentions.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: onttrekking Arabic flag Arabic: إمْتِنَاع عَن، إمْسَاك عَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: въздържание
Brazilian flag Brazilian: abstenção Czech flag Czech: zdržení se German flag German: die Enthaltung
Danish flag Danish: det at afstå fra; afholde Greek flag Greek: αποχή Spanish flag Spanish: abstención
Estonian flag Estonian: hoidumine, mitteosalemine Farsi flag Farsi: میانه روی؛ رأی ممتنع Finnish flag Finnish: pidättäytyminen äänestämä
French flag French: abstention Hebrew flag Hebrew: הִמָנעוּת @@@הִימָנעוּת$$ Hindi flag Hindi: तटस्थता
Croatian flag Croatian: apstinencija Hungarian flag Hungarian: tartózkodás Indonesian flag Indonesian: berpantang, tidak memberi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hjáseta Italian flag Italian: astensione Japanese flag Japanese: 棄権
Korean flag Korean: 절제, 기권 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: susilaikymas Latvian flag Latvian: atturēšanās
Malay flag Malay: berkecuali Dutch flag Dutch: onthouding Norwegian flag Norwegian: detå avstå; avholdenhet
Polish flag Polish: wstrzymanie się od głosu Persian flag Persian: رأی ممتنع Pashto flag Pashto: منفى راى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: abstenção Romanian flag Romanian: abţinere Russian flag Russian: воздержание (от чего-либо
Slovak flag Slovak: zdržanie sa Slovenian flag Slovenian: vzdržan glas Serbian flag Serbian: uzdržanost
Swedish flag Swedish: röstnedläggelse, avhållsa Thai flag Thai: การไม่ลงคะแนนเสียง Turkish flag Turkish: çekimser kalma
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 棄權 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: утримання Urdu flag Urdu: پرہیز ، نفرت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự tránh không làm việc g Chinese flag Chinese: 弃权

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