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abdication

/ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun C2
  1. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power. (countable, uncountable) · abdication of the throne, government, power, authority· the king’s abdication

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Policar Morrel, who served under the other government, and who does not altogether conceal what he thinks on the subject, you are strongly suspected of regretting the abdication of Napoleon.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 37 · C1

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