abdication
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Seeking an order for heavier indemnity costs to be made against the authority, the barrister accused some of its representatives of a "scandalous abdication of responsibilities".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
An absence and abdication of leadership has characterized her 3½ years as mayor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
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
My organization, UltraViolet, has been one of the leaders in the campaign to hold Meta accountable for its total abdication of the duty to protect users on its platform.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
It is the abdication from option, the act of betrayal itself.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Vocabulary From the Ninth Democratic Debate, April 14, 2016
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