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dereliction

[der-uh-lik-shuhn] / ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən /


NOUN
delinquency
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Welsh ministers hope that powers over the tax would help to encourage development and regeneration, and prevent dereliction.

From BBC

And in December, Starmer said that it would be a "dereliction of duty" not to engage with Beijing.

From Barron's

A president can only fire Fed board members "for cause," traditionally understood to mean malfeasance or dereliction of duty.

From Barron's

Its absence feels like a big miss or, less charitably, a dereliction of duty.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s easy to blame me for the dereliction of duty that has been going on here for many, many years before I came into office,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times