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Which country abolished slavery in 1833 in many parts of its empire?

abolish

[uh-bol-ish] / əˈbɒl ɪʃ /


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He sought to create a selfless “New Man” and tried to abolish money.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The goal isn’t to abolish remote work, but to recognize that company has value.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

These tolls provided up to two-thirds of the kingdom’s annual income; it took an international trade conference to finally abolish them in 1857.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

The union also wanted Samsung to abolish a bonus cap of 50% of annual salaries and allocate 15% of annual operating profit to a bonus pool distributed to workers.

From BBC May 21, 2026

The valiant efforts to abolish slavery and Jim Crow and to achieve greater racial equality have brought about significant changes in the legal framework of American society—new “rules of the game,” so to speak.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The new version of the constitution also declares Uzbekistan a "social state" with increased welfare obligations, abolishes death penalty, establishes greater personal legal protection, and allows non-farming land ownership.

From Reuters Apr. 27, 2023

RIP’s model of buying debt at discount prices is especially attractive to donors because on average, every $1 donated abolishes about $100 in face value medical debt.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2023

The deal abolishes 99% of taxes on exports, saving Australia about $10 billion on exports including lamb, beef, sugar and dairy.

From Seattle Times Dec. 16, 2021

The new law erodes the effects of single family zoning, he said, "but it in no way overrides or abolishes it."

From Salon Sep. 20, 2021

He abolishes sand traps which displease him, and creates new ones.

From Fore! by Charles Emmett Van Loan

An attempt to force a referendum on whether an elected mayor should be abolished has failed.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Every coin America has ever abolished, from the half-cent in 1857 forward, died the same way.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

By the time Congress created the modern 10th Circuit in 1929, it had abolished circuit riding.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The elections were the first to be held under Kazakhstan's new constitution, which abolished the senate in favour of a new unicameral legislature and reset term limits that would have otherwise been imposed on Tokayev.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Five minutes later roots and fruits were abolished; the flower of the present rosily blossomed.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

His policies include abolishing the House of Lords, banning the eating of noisy snacks in cinemas and scrapping VAR in football.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Both leaders came with lofty goals, yet discussed methodical steps that included a 50 percent cut in strategic nuclear arms, with the ultimate target of abolishing the entire global nuclear stockpile by the year 2000.

From Slate Feb. 2, 2026

“They were respectful,” said Janerio Taylor, a longtime Minneapolis activist, who supports abolishing the police department but conceded respect for their efforts handling the scene and working to reduce crime in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

He has eliminated whole layers of government, abolishing eight ministries or agencies and cutting nearly 150,000 jobs from the state payroll, while pushing ambitious rail and power projects.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

Why weren’t they applying pressure to their representatives in Parliament to force them to enact legislation abolishing Bantu Education and to address a myriad of other black grievances?

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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