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- Dictionaryabdicate/ˈabdɪkeɪt/
verb
- 1. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne: "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor" Similar Opposite
- 2. fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty): "she charged he board with abdicating its responsibilities" Similar Opposite
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5 days ago · Eventually, on December 11, 1936, he announced his abdication in a poignant radio broadcast and left Great Britain. Baldwin had triumphed. The king was succeeded by his younger brother, who became George VI and who had an eminently suitable family, including two young daughters.
1 day ago · Losing the support of his country's military and many of his subjects, Wilhelm was forced to abdicate during the German Revolution of 1918–1919 which converted Germany into an unstable democratic state known as the Weimar Republic.
2 days ago · The abolition of monarchy is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary.
2 days ago · As God’s image-bearers, God placed in humans creative abilities to produce things to aid in that task by amplifying and expanding our abilities (which is the nature of technology). AI stands as yet another form of this technology that humans have developed in the world that God created. Therefore, developing and utilizing AI does not have to ...
4 days ago · The Division of Labor and Diffusion of Responsibility: Just as Eichmann claimed he was merely a cog in the machine, not responsible for the ultimate consequences of his actions, so too do participants in our current system abdicate responsibility for the broader impacts of their choices.
1 day ago · Elon's father is an engineer and like Elon, was born in South Africa. Though Errol said in a 2015 Forbes interview that he used to often take his kids on trips overseas — "Their mother and I ...
4 days ago · Thomas Paine (1737–1809) played a vital role in mobilizing American support for their own independence, and he leapt to support the French revolutionaries when Edmund Burke attacked. Elected deputy to the French National Convention in 1793, Paine nearly lost his head as an associate of the Girondins during the Terror.
