Definitions

abdication

[ab-di-key-shuhn] / ˌæb dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

relinquishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandonment

STRONG

disavowal disclaimer quitclaim renunciation resignation retirement surrender

WEAK

demission stepping down

Example Sentences

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Abdication is the norm at the egalitarian House of Orange.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

The exhibition includes documents that shine light on well-known love affairs, including the Instrument of Abdication of Edward VIII, the legal document allowing him to give up the throne and marry Wallis Simpson.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2020

“Bad message. Bad precedent. Abdication of moral responsibility. Risk to us.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2019

"Bad message. Bad precedent. Abdication of moral responsibility. Risk to us."

From Fox News • May 24, 2019

But all his Remonstrances were of no Effect; and the 5th of September, 1730, was fix’d for the Day of Abdication.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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