Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Self-deposed; in the state of one who has renounced or given up a right, etc.: as, “the abdicated Emperor of Austria,” Howells, Venetian Life, xxi.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
abdicate .
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Examples
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Palin abdicated her responsibilities in Alaska and has consequently left no doubt in my mind she serves herself.
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But on the eve of the new millennium, Boris Yeltsin abdicated, leaving him in charge.
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But on the eve of the new millennium, Boris Yeltsin abdicated, leaving him in charge.
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But on the eve of the new millennium, Boris Yeltsin abdicated, leaving him in charge.
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The lords proceeded to take into consideration the word abdicated; and it was carried that deserted was more proper.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II.
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The original period of office was only six months (Livius, ix. 34), and many dictators abdicated, that is, voluntarily resigned the dictatorship before the end of the six months.
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The report concluded that Gonzales "abdicated" his role as head of the Department and was "remarkably unengaged."
Rachel Barkow: Electing Administrations, Not Just Presidents
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Just as James II had "abdicated" in the Glorious Revolution of 1689, now George un-kinged himself.
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Parliament decided that James II. had "abdicated," when, deserted by
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Mr Salmond has also written to the chairman of the trust, Sir Michael Lyons, saying that the BBC, as a national broadcaster for Scotland, had a special responsibility for impartiality and fairness, which it had "abdicated".
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