as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
recurrent calls for the abolishment of the electoral college
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Recent Examples of abolishment
White South Africans, whose roots can be traced to settlers arriving under Dutch and British colonial rule, dominated the country through a system of racial segregation known as apartheid from 1948 until its abolishment in the early 1990s.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
And that was the report that recommended the abolishment of the coroner system.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
And that was the report that recommended the abolishment of the coroner system.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolishment
Noun
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The talk will encompass later American revolutions which related directly to principles expounded on in the Declaration of Independence such as abolition and women’s suffrage and civil rights.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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Executions in several countries that retain the death penalty surged in 2025, despite abolition campaigns gaining momentum worldwide.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Health care and business groups oppose a repeal.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Another prospect is that not all of the cuts materialize — say, the trash fee repeal doesn’t happen — or the field of tax increases thins out, making those that remain more palatable to voters.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Abolishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishment. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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