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
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In fact, polls show a supermajority of Ohioans support the outright abolition of all property taxes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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And an even larger proportion of the same segment of American society, even those willing to contemplate the abolition of slavery, could not imagine a post-emancipation America of racial equality as anything but a nightmare.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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To get the issue on the ballot, two-thirds of each chamber of the state Legislature would need to vote to put it on the ballot, which is unlikely, or enough Michigan voters would have to sign petitions seeking a repeal.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to Forbes, this repeal mainly affects small businesses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Abolishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishment. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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