abdicate

“It is not enough to invoke ethics in the abstract; robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility are required,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

In 2006, when a popular uprising forced the king to abdicate, Thapa was already a prominent figure in the pro-democracy movement and had been jailed several times for his role in street protests.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Yet sometimes miracles happen, and Senates don’t entirely abdicate their constitutional advice and consent roles.

From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2025

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe became the first Danish monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years last month when she handed over the throne to her son, Frederik.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

Christina had been forced to abdicate in 1654, having become a Catholic, and was also living in exile in Rome.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

It may serve his interests by distracting and deflecting but abdicates presidential responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

An eccentric Danish queen abdicates - will others follow?

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024

There's a lot of speculation over who might take over in her stead as Lakshmi abdicates her throne.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023

Better because it abdicates the throne of “is.”

From Slate ● May 14, 2019

The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

A few months later, faced with military reversals and urban unrest, Nicholas abdicated the throne.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

However, in 2014 he abdicated, two years after it had emerged he had been elephant hunting in Botswana with Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, who had been his mistress, during an economic crisis in Spain.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Juan Carlos abdicated later in 2014, handing the throne to Felipe.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

Ayad Akhtar’s “McNeal,” which had its premiere last year at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater in a production starring Robert Downey Jr., failed precisely because it abdicated this responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

“You’ve just come from Erhenrang; what are they saying there about these rumors that Argaven has in fact abdicated without announcement, handed the sledge over to his cousin?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

“Do I recommend not getting involved? Yes,” she added, abdicating all responsibility for the safety of the neighborhood.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

It is “unfair to say the court is abdicating its authority,” said the ex-prosecutor, who also requested anonymity to speak candidly about the district’s judges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026

Critics suggest police are abdicating decision-making about women's safety to an algorithm.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025

"She is abdicating her duty, and this is something that she needs to decide, not a jury. It's a question of law, not a question of fact."

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024

He wanted to lie down in this redolent field, curl up in the green womb in the dazzling aura of these mountains, growing warm and drowsy under the sun, abdicating all responsibilities—and sleep.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols