as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
recurrent calls for the abolishment of the electoral college
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Charlotte Uprising describes itself as a police and prison abolition organization.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025 -
The administration has argued that the new trade policy will eventually allow for the abolition of the federal income tax, but economists and market analysts remain skeptical.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Abolishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishment. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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