abdication

Example Sentences

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He became king of Scotland in the cradle, following the abdication of his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The abdication, Max Kennedy said, is a terrible example for students.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

At the time of the gift, Elizabeth's parents were the Duke and Duchess of York, before her father ascended to the throne as George VI, following his brother Edward VIII's abdication.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Sarah Binder, a political science professor at George Washington University, told The Washington Post that such a move would be “an absolute abdication of their constitutional power.”

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2024

I said it would be an abdication of our responsibility as leaders of the people if we did not do so.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela