abdication
[ˌæbdɪ'keɪʃn]
n.
退位，辞职;
（权力、权利、要求、职责、责任等的）放弃;
例句:
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Abdication is precluded by the lack of a possible successor.
因为没有可能的继承人,让位无法实现.
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I think he will be remembered for this abdication.
来自VOA
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Her life was a history of abdication and lamentation.
来自NEWYORKER
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There had been a complete abdication of responsibility.
曾经一度完全无人负责。
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The officers took over and forced his abdication in 1947.
1947年军官们接管了政权并迫使他退了位.
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We want to make sure that this is not an abdication.
来自NEWYORKER