abdication
Example Sentences
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The abdication of curatorial responsibility here might have been at least partially forgivable if the show were stuffed with so much engaging work that finding a unifying through-line proved nearly impossible.
He became king of Scotland in the cradle, following the abdication of his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots.
It isn’t enough to be enraged about this national abdication; we need to build a plan to fix it.
The abdication, Max Kennedy said, is a terrible example for students.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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