English-Thai Dictionary

abdication

N การสละราชสมบัติ  stepping down kan-sa-la-rad-som-bad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABDICATION

n. 1. The act of abdicating; the abandoning of an office or trust, without a formal surrender, or before the usual or stated time of expiration.
2. A casting off; rejection.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABDICATION

Ab `di *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. abdicatio: cf. F. abdication. ]

 

Defn: The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

abdication

ab di ca tion |ˌabdiˈkāSHən æbdɪˈkeɪʃn | ▶noun 1 an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne: Edward VIII did not marry until after his abdication. 2 failure to fulfill a responsibility or duty: we are witnessing an abdication of responsibility on the part of state governments.

 

Oxford Dictionary

abdication

abdication |ˌabdɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne: Edward VIII did not marry until after his abdication. 2 failure to fulfil a responsibility or duty: we are witnessing an abdication of responsibility on the part of European governments.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

abdication

abdication noun 1 Edward VIII's abdication: resignation, retirement; relinquishment, renunciation, surrender; formal abjuration; archaic demission. ANTONYMS coronation. 2 an abdication of responsibility: disowning, renunciation, rejection, refusal, relinquishment, repudiation, abandonment. ANTONYMS acceptance.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

abdication

abdication noun 1 the monarchy is facing its biggest crisis since Edward VIII's abdication in 1936: resignation, retirement; relinquishment, renunciation, giving up, surrender, abjuration, vacation, ceding, cession; archaic demission. ANTONYMS coronation. 2 an abdication of responsibility: disowning, renunciation, rejection, refusal, avoidance, abnegation, relinquishment, abjuration, repudiation, waiving, yielding, forgoing, abandonment, surrender, disgorgement, casting aside. ANTONYMS acceptance.

 

French Dictionary

abdication

abdication n. f. nom féminin Action d ’abdiquer. SYNONYME renonciation .