Definitions for abdication
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. abdication, stepping downnoun

   a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

2. abdication, stepping downnoun

   the act of abdicating

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abdicationnoun

   The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.

2. Etymology: * First attested in 1552.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abdicationnoun

   The act of abdicating; resignation; quitting an office by one’s own proper act before the usual or stated expiration.

   Etymology: abdicatio, Lat.

   Neither doth it appear how a prince’s abdication can make any other sort of vacancy in the throne, than would be caused by his death; since he cannot abdicate for his children, otherwise than by his own consent in form to a bill from the two houses. Jonathan Swift, on the Sentiments of a Church of England man.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abdication

   Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the succession procedures of monarchies. While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of duty, in other societies (such as pre-Meiji Restoration Japan), abdication was a regular event and helped maintain stability during political succession. Historically, abdications have occurred both by force (where the regnant was forced to abdicate on pain of death or other severe consequences) and voluntarily. Some rulers are deemed to have abdicated in absentia, vacating the physical throne and thus their position of power, although these judgements were generally pronounced by successors with vested interests in seeing the throne abdicated, and often without or despite the direct input of the abdicating monarch. Recently, due to the largely ceremonial nature of the regnant in many constitutional monarchies, many monarchs have abdicated due to old age, such as the monarchs of Spain, Cambodia, the Netherlands and Japan.

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1. abdication

   Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing authority, power, or title, typically by a monarch or a person in a similar position. It involves stepping down or resigning from the position before the end of the specified term. Abdication is often voluntary but may also be instigated due to political pressure, health issues, personal reasons, or other factors.

2. abdication

   Abdication is the act of formally and voluntarily giving up or renouncing a position of authority or power, often referring to a monarch or leader stepping down from their throne or position before their term has officially ended. Typically, this is permanent and is done through a formal declaration.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Abdicationnoun

   the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority

2. Etymology: [L. abdicatio: cf. F. abdication.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abdication

   Abdication is the renunciation by a monarch, such as a king or emperor of his or her office.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abdication in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abdication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of abdication in a Sentence

1. Adam Schiff:

   I think that would be a terrible abdication of our global leadership when it comes to advocating for people who are the subject of persecution.

2. Joseph Brusuelas:

   The delegation of addressing the pandemic to the states, and what can fairly be described as the abdication of any responsibility for the pandemic on the part of the federal government, have contributed to a debilitating sense of policy uncertainty that is dampening economic activity.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   It is retreat in the face of an enemy that has not yet been vanquished and an abdication of American leadership, leaders in both parties, including me, offered criticism when the prior administration floated the concept of a reckless withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan.

4. Dickie Arbiter:

   Most people will look upon 2019 as not a particularly good year for the institution but the queen came out pretty well, the monarchy has evolved over 1,000 years. It has had all sorts of circumstances running against it, but it has survived. It survived 1992, it survived the abdication of (King Edward VIII in) 1936, it survived 2019.

5. David Whitley:

   It’s pure political propaganda, it’s educational indoctrination, and it’s an abdication of your responsibility as leaders and educators in our public schools, there’s no specifics on the Biden side.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abdication
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abdication
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=abdication
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abdication
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=abdication