Abdicated in a sentence

But he abdicated the throne in 2014 following a series of scandals involving his family, including a corruption investigation involving his daughter's husband, Inaki Urdangarin, who was later jailed.

Juan Carlos, who abdicated the throne in 2014 following a series of scandals, welcomed the judgement, saying it "unsurprisingly confirms his innocence".

Cambodia's revered late king Norodom Sihanouk, who held his country together through six turbulent decades in various guises, abdicated twice.

Edward abdicated in December that year over his desire to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

In June 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of his son and Felipe and Letizia became King and Queen of Spain.

The 56-year-old king took the throne when his father, Juan Carlos, abdicated in 2014 after he was tarnished by self-made financial and personal scandals.

The government has abdicated its responsibility to control inflation and left the task to the RBI.

Adults had been passive and "abdicated responsibility" for the situation, Becroft added, but his comments also laid bare its challenges.

I'm just shocked that this current president refused to acknowledge the gravity of this pandemic, abdicated all responsibility, and instead chose to undermine the leading doctor on this.

On May 12, 1937, George VI was crowned king of England, succeeding his brother Edward, who abdicated to marry U.S. divorcee Wallis Simpson.

President Trump has lately refused almost any action to control the virus and largely abdicated his responsibility for helping Americans weather the economic crisis.

The people of those states have abdicated their responsibility.

Dr. Peter Bala Akwu, a true son of Kogi, has abdicated his gubernatorial aspirations in favour of QS Aminu.

He abdicated in 2014 in favour of his son, ending a near 39-year reign.

If Johnson wins another general election, he must pass legislation that invests him with powers sufficient to direct the affairs of the nation by his own authority rather than that of the crown, which has all but abdicated.

The couple married in Moscow last year in a shock ceremony, before Muhammad abdicated his throne in January.

This is the president who has abdicated American global leadership, harmed longstanding alliances, and given aid and comfort to the descendants of Nazism and other authoritarians around the world.

While Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi gained a throne thanks to her brother Napoleon’s clout, Marie Louise attained hers almost in spite of him—she became Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla after her husband abdicated and was exiled in Elba.

Both the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the prime minister’s Office abdicated responsibility of responding to a number of questions regarding the project.

But those like Bass who argue that the Trump administration has abdicated America’s responsibility to champion human rights cannot credibly argue that Obama did not do the same and with markedly more gusto than we’ve seen from this presidency.