PoliticsAugust 22, 2026

abdicate

AB-dih-kayt

Definition

To fail to fulfill or undertake a responsibility or duty.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'abdicare,' meaning to disavow or renounce. It originally referred to the formal act of renouncing a throne or high office.

In the news

The Pope argues that a political system must not abdicate its responsibility to oversee technology, meaning governments should not shirk their duty to regulate AI.

Pope Leo XIV: In age of AI, the family is the first school of humanity

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