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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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   ABDICATION definition: 1. the fact of no longer controlling or managing something that you are in charge of: 2. an…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ABDICATION is an act of abdicating. How to use abdication in a sentence.

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   the fact of no longer controlling or managing something that you are in charge of: The city denied that their decision represented any abdication of responsibility. It is difficult to imagine a more flagrant abdication of duty. an occasion when a king or queen makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen:

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   1. : to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally. abdicate a throne. 2. : to cast off : discard. abdicate a responsibility. abdicable. ˈab-di-kə-bəl. adjective. abdicator. ˈab-di-ˌkā-tər. noun. Did you know?

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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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   to stop controlling or managing something that you are in charge of: She abdicated all responsibility for the project. See more. (Definition of abdicate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) abdicate | American Dictionary. verb [ I/T ]

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

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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. Such an act is then called an abdication.

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    noun. 1. resignation, quitting, retirement, retiral (chiefly Scot.) the abdication of Edward VIII. 2. giving up, yielding, surrender, waiving, renunciation, cession, relinquishment, abjuration Edward was titled Duke of Windsor after his abdication of the throne.