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棄権: abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest) | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

棄権(きけん)

きけん

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

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Reading and meaning

Reading: きけん
Romaji: kiken
Meaning: abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

彼(かれ)は採決(さいけつ)で棄権(きけん)し、理由(りゆう)を説明(せつめい)しなかった。
He abstained from the vote and did not explain why.
候補者(こうほしゃ)は負傷(ふしょう)のため大会(たいかい)を棄権(きけん)した。
The candidate withdrew from the tournament due to an injury.
理事会(りじかい)の採決(

さいけつ

)

で、

監査役(かんさやく)

は

利益相反(りえきそうはん)

を

理由(りゆう)

に

棄権(きけん)

した。

During the board's vote, the auditor abstained due to a conflict of interest.

住民投票(じゅうみんとうひょう)では、賛否(さんぴ)を明(あき)らかにせず棄権(きけん)する人(ひと)も少(すく)なくない。

In referendums, quite a few people abstain without revealing whether they are for or against the issue.