abdication
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nonabdication noun
Etymology
Origin of abdication
First recorded in 1545–55, abdication is from the Latin word abdicātiōn- (stem of abdicātiō ). See abdicate, -ion
Example Sentences
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It isn’t enough to be enraged about this national abdication; we need to build a plan to fix it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
It also alleged that the university’s “cowardly abdication of its duty to ensure unfettered access to UCLA’s educational opportunities” violated the students’ freedom of speech and other rights.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
The works taken are of the late Queen Elizabeth II and of Margrethe II, who was Queen of Denmark until her abdication earlier this year.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
Lewis said he knew that some readers would view the enforced neutrality as an "abdication of responsibility" before painting it as a return to the paper's mission.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024
After all, Goddard promised his disciples anything a human heart could desire, in exchange for the complete abdication of one’s conscience.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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