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abdicate
Would His Highness kindly abdicate in favour of his son, the heir to the throne?
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King Haakon VII told the government he would abdicate if they decided to accept.
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Prior to the elections, the king, 50, has announced he will abdicate to his son.
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In 1432 he forced Jacqueline to abdicate from Hainaut and Holland on his behalf.
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In November 1918, Prince Adolf was the last reigning German monarch to abdicate.
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It is laughable to claim that he offered to abdicate if the Lhotsampas returned.
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Like many Americans, New Zealand would be our first choice if forced to abdicate.
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Trust your gut and don't abdicate your parental responsibility to any business.
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These were simply not enough to placate the masses and he was forced to abdicate.
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- Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
- (abdication) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
- Abdication (from the Latin abdicatio, disowning, renouncing, from ab, away from, and dicare, to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one) is the act of renouncing and resigning from a formal office, especially from the supreme office of state. ...
- (The Abdication) The Abdication is a 1974 British historical drama film directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Cyril Cusack, Graham Crowden and James Faulkner. The film's score was composed by Nino Rota.
- To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy; To reject; to cast off; To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; ...
- (Abdicated) gave up a right, responsibility or duty
- (abdicated) activated, advocated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, animated, annotated, antiquated, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, fabricated, flagellated, inhabited, manifested, salivated, saturated
- (Abdication) In this situation, you have decided to allow the computer player to play the game for you.
- (Abdication) Renunciation of the privileges and prerogatives of an office. The act of a sovereign in renouncing and relinquishing his or her government or throne, so that either the throne is left entirely vacant, or is filled by a successor appointed or elected beforehand. ...
