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stepping down

noun as in abdication

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He lasted just a year in the role, stepping down in April last year after a decision to rip up a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens left him facing a vote of no confidence.

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Before Trudeau said he was stepping down, the Liberal Party was facing electoral oblivion.

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He took on the role following the resignation of Stephen McCabe in December but is stepping down due to health reasons.

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Five years since stepping down as a senior member of the royal family, Meghan said she now sees herself “as an entrepreneur and a female founder.”

After discussing the state of the health service, she announced she was stepping down - with just one month's notice.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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