abstention

US: /æbˈstɛntʃən/, /əbˈstɛntʃən/

UK: /ɐbstˈɛnʃən/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

abstention /æb'stenʃn/
  • danh từ
    • (+ from) sự kiêng
    • sự không tham gia bỏ phiếu

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
1 [C, U] ~ (from sth) an act of choosing not to use a vote either in favour of or against sth: The voting was 15 in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions. + Voter abstention is seen as the only real form of dissent in elections.
2 [U] (formal) the act of not allowing yourself to have or do sth enjoyable or sth that is considered bad: The Church insisted on abstention from all luxuries.
See also - ABSTAIN
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