The abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte occurred in 1814.
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Abdication
/ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "abdication" (45 found)
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Noun(5 words)
abandonmentabdicatingabdication of religious officeabdication of responsibilitiesabdication of sovereignty
Strong matches (14)
deposaldropping outemeritus statusforced resignationforswearinghanding overrelinquishmentrenouncement
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
relinquish authority
Related words (22)
Noun(10 words)
renouncingrenunciation of church officerenunciation of dutiesrenunciation of ecclesiastical officerenunciation of sovereigntyresignation of throneresignationsresponsibility relinquishmentstepping downwithdrawal from ecclesiastical duties
Verb(1 words)
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7 entriesclerical abdicationcorporate abdicationepiscopal abdicationmonarchical abdicationpapal abdicationpolitical abdicationroyal abdication
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6 entriesabdication ceremonyabdication crisisabdication of dutiesabdication of responsibilitiesabdication of the throneroyal abdication
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Abdication is like retirement.
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The royal who wasn’t supposed to become queen at all, sat on the throne for 70 years following the death in 1952 of her father, George VI, who himself assumed the throne only because of the abdication by his brother, King Edward VIII in 1936.
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The monarch's abdication was a shock to the nation.
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