Synonyms for abdication
ab·di·ca·tion

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1. abdication, stepping downnoun

   a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

   Synonyms:
   stepping down

2. abdication, stepping downnoun

   the act of abdicating

   Synonyms:
   stepping down

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1. abdicationnoun

   Synonyms:
   abdicating, resignation, surrender, renunciation, abandonment

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1. List of paraphrases for "abdication":

   resignation, renunciation, capitulation, waiver

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1. Steny Hoyer:

   He doesn't have to vote for it, every senator will have to make their own decision. But not to bring it to the floor is an abdication of his responsibility to the American people.

2. "A Canticle for Leibowitz":

   Ignorance is king, many would not prosper by its abdication.

3. 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.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   Precipitously withdrawing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell forces from Afghanistan is a grave mistake. It is a retreat in the face of an enemy that has not yet been vanquished, an abdication of American leadership, leaders in both parties, including me, offered criticism when the prior administration floated a concept of a reckless withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan. Those same voices in both parties should be equally concerned about the Joe Biden administration's announcement today.

5. Attorney General Sessions:

   This is a new era. This is the Trump era, the lawlessness, the abdication of the duty to enforce our immigration laws, and the catch and release practices of old are over.