ABOLITION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

abolition

noun

ˌa-bə-ˈli-shᵊn

Definition of abolition

as in repeal

the doing away with something by formal action calls for the abolition of the death penalty

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Recent Examples of abolition He was ultimately released after President Prabowo Subianto granted abolition. — Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Nancy Giles explores how Douglass used the early photographic medium to promote the cause of abolition. — David Morgan, CBS News, 26 June 2026 More than 160 years later, Brown is still remembered for giving his life to the cause of abolition. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 26 June 2026 Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the early battle for women’s suffrage and for the abolition of slavery. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for abolition

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The loss of those credits, combined with the administration’s repeal of tailpipe emissions rules, will significantly slow EV uptake in the US, Energy Innovation projects.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
For defenders, a subsidy regime this complex is vulnerable not only to broad repeal, but to administrative friction.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of repeal

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As for crypto, 83 House Democrats embarrassingly joined the Republicans to pass the CLARITY Act that would preside over the dissolution of financial protections for the American bank and retirement fund user.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Decertification of the union would lead to the dissolution of the contract, which currently sets pay, benefits and workplace rules for employees.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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