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   abdication

   /ˌabdɪˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne: "Edward VIII did not marry until after his abdication" Similar resignationretirementrelinquishmentrenunciationgiving upsurrenderabjurationvacationcedingcessionarchaic:demissionOpposite coronation
   • 2. failure to fulfil a responsibility or duty: "we can't allow such an important cause to be undermined by such an abdication of responsibility" Similar disowningrenunciationrejectionrefusalavoidanceabnegationrelinquishmentabjurationrepudiationwaivingyieldingforgoingabandonmentsurrenderdisgorgementcasting asideOpposite acceptance

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘the action of disowning a person’): probably from Latin abdicatio(n-), from the verb abdicare (see abdicate).

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   : an act of abandoning or discarding a right, responsibility, etc. an abdication of authority. The militants took the liberties of Europe as a sign of moral and political abdication. Fouad Ajami. When the majority throws up its hands because the problems are too tough, that's simply an abdication of responsibility. Michael S. Serrill.

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   ABDICATE definition: 1. If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ABDICATE is to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function. How to use abdicate in a sentence. Did you know? Should you abdicate, abrogate, abjure, or just resign? Synonym Discussion of Abdicate.

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   Abdicate definition: to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner. See examples of ABDICATE used in a sentence.

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   Abdication is the formal act of stepping down from something, especially a king giving up the throne. An abdication is a type of resignation. When a king — or another person in power — gives up that position, they abdicate.

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   Abdication definition: the act or state of abdicating; renunciation.. See examples of ABDICATION used in a sentence.

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    ABDICATION definition: the act or state of abdicating; renunciation | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.