Abdicating

However, there is a difference between parenting and abdicating responsibility, the latter of which seems to be what many Millennials are doing.

People who have declared us divisive, disruptive and too radical — turning away, abandoning, abdicating responsibility — are celebrating the fruits of labor they condemned.

Queen Margrethe II, the ruling monarch of Denmark, announced that she would be abdicating the throne live on TV, during her New Years’ Eve address to the nation.

They are tactically abdicating responsibility for private universities to take over!

Daphne Caruana Galizia's son Matthew has previously accused the of abdicating his duties.

By not making any reference to the CRB’s right to issue subpoenas and by silently deferring to state law, she said, the alders would be abdicating their responsibility to inform the public on where they stand on such a pivotal issue.

Glad to have champions who have not been seduced into abdicating our collective voice to those whose primary goal is to enrich themselves.

He accused the current administration of "abdicating" its responsibility in that regard and squandering its power as a result.

Officials who spoke to the Nation in confidence said Somalia was abdicating its responsibility of policing the movements of civilian aircraft in its territory by blaming Kenya.

They said this has led to many broken marriages with men abdicating their responsibilities and an upsurge in crime in the area.

In March, for example, there was a whole cover story about Queen Elizabeth abdicating the throne so Prince William and Kate Middleton could become king and queen.

Yes, especially if it means abdicating the role of setting limits, not supporting her mother and not expecting her to pull her weight.

After abdicating, Heizei moved to Nara and was henceforth known as Nara no Mikado, the "Emperor of Nara".

Albert VII was Archduke for only a few months before abdicating in favour of Ferdinand III, who also became emperor.

Alfonso flees the country, effectively abdicating and ending the Bourbon Restoration phase which had started in the 1870s.

Gower claims that Boniface tricked Pope Celestine V into abdicating by having a young cleric, pretending to be the voice of God, speak to him while he was sleeping and convince him to abdicate (ll. 2861-2900).

His situation became worse after the downfall of John XXIII, who had left Constance to avoid abdicating.

The king fled the country without abdicating and a republic was established.

Though later historians criticized Melisende for not abdicating in favor of her son, there was little impetus for her to do so.

Whether they believe in the Devil or God, they are abdicating reason".