It means to formally relinquish power or authority, as when a monarch abdicates. It also means "surrender".
It means to relinquish or give up your position or responsibilities.
Someone who is a monarch that quits the throne is what abdicated means.
"Abdication" is a word that means "a formal resignation and renunciation of power". It typically refers to a person who gives up their office willingly.
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After Napoleon's abdication Louis XVIII was returned to power.
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abdication
An abdicant is one who abdicates from a post. Abdicant can also mean to be deserting of one's duties.
The Abdication was created on 1974-10-03.
Life in Exile After Abdication was created in 1988-03.
Parents' abdication of their responsibility is an issue for teachers trying to help problem students.
Abdicate is either the act of giving up oneâ??s throne or stepping down. A sort of monarch retirement. Although the term is commonly used when referring to monarchs, it can also mean anyone who rejects or renounces their responsibility.
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Abdication.
The abdication of the Emperor.
He married Wallis Simpson after his abdication.
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