abdication
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8.1
- noun
- /ˌæb.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Formal
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abdicación
- I am resolved, therefore, here and now, to place in your hands my abdication from the throne of Sweden.
- abdication of responsibility
- abdication of authority
A student present for the day of Baudais abdication recalls the scene.
- A student present for the day of Baudais abdication recalls the scene.
- Constantine emerged from the chaos following Diocletian's abdication.
- The the absolute abdication of its responsibilities with two doctors, one of whom is trans.
- And I think it's a real abdication of the left that the left has kind of abandoned free speech to the right.
- I mean, the, there's been a kind of abdication, hasn't there?
- You know, it's like, it's just a weird, you know, abdication on the part of all these other institutions.
Examples
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This was an abdication of the most basic duties of the United States government to protect Americans and leave no one behind.
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In 1958, Prince Charles became the first Prince of Wales since 1936, after the abdication of King Edward VIII to marry Wallace Simpson.
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And this is just a complete abdication of leadership.
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Making pictures in ways that others expect us to make them is an abdication of creative thought and individual responsibility.
Academic text (2010) -
Selective enforcement of the law is an abdication of the rule of law.
Blog text (5) -
Napoleon's abdication was a moment of triumph for Emperor Alexander and for Russia.
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Regrettably, the President's Cairo speech pretty much was an abdication of US influence in the region.
Blog text (27) -
For shame on Obama for his hypocrisy, his indifference, and his abdication of American moral and strategic leadership.
Blog text (6) -
I, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov, Emperor of Russia, do hereby declare my irrevocable determination to renounce the throne for myself and my descendants through this instrument of abdication...
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After much consideration, the king announced his abdication, handing over the crown to his son.
Synonyms
197
3.4
Leaving a job or the written notice saying you will leave it
31
3.7
Leaving a position of authority or responsibility
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8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
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7.7
Giving up a right, job, or thing you own
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8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
Antonyms
How Complete
- Formal
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8.1
- Formal
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8.2
- Formal
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- Formal
197
3.4
31
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word abdication comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and dicare 'to say', the same root as dictate and dictionary. So an abdication is when a leader 'says' they give up or step away from power.