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How to use abolition in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun

Abolition means the act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. Example: “The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.”

Examples of abolition by meaning

nounThe act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.

  • the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
  • The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.
  • He also formulated at this early stage the idea of socialism, not as the replacement of one type of political life by another but as the abolition of politics altogether.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon...

More sentences with abolition

  • They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.From the entry promote
  • And the European Union has made abolition a de facto condition of membership.2001 May 14, in The New Yorker, reprinted in 2005 in Politics: Observations & Arguments, 1966-2004 (Hendrik Hertzberg). From the entry unabolish
  • But anti-Thaksin protesters demanded the abolition of 'Thaksinism'.2009, Tim Andrews, Sununta Siengthai, The Changing Face of Management in Thailand, page 51. From the entry Thaksinism
  • Some transhumanist scholars hold a negative utilitarian ethic, advocating that the strongest ethical mandate is the abolition of suffering among sentient beings.2014, Ronald M[ichael] Green, Nathan J. Palpant, “Suffering and Bioethics: An Introduction to the Volume”, in Suffering and Bioethics…. From the entry negative utilitarian
  • All the fun of driving had been taken out of them with the abolition of a gear-change, with hydraulic-assisted steering and spongy suspension.1954, Ian Fleming, “Death of a Pelican”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 134. From the entry gear change
  • The main theme of the conference was to levy the 2.5 per cent surtax in exchange for abolition of likin, which would benefit the powers and the Beijing government.2013, Chihyun Chang, Government, Imperialism and Nationalism in China: The Maritime Customs Service and Its Chinese Staff. From the entry likin
  • As a social movement committed to the abolition of the prison or even the entire penal system, abolitionism originated in campaigns for prisoners' rights and penal reform.1991, Willem de Haan, "Abolitionism and Crime Control", in Kevin Martin Stenson, David Cowell, The Politics of Crime Control, SAGE, page 203. From the entry abolitionism
  • The logical inconsistency of "begrieving" a shameful condition, while postponing its abolition is the fundamental fault Baldwin finds with Faulkner's racial politics and white southern liberalism generally.1989, Cedric Gael Bryant, Race, Gender, and Metaphor in Five Major Novels by William Faulkner. From the entry begrieve
  • So as far as the older generation of German Lutherans were concerned, the abolition of the mother language sentenced death upon the church as they knew it.1977, Eugene B. Meier, How was the Acculturation of Children of Alt Lutheraner Descent in Wisconsin 1843 - 1915 Affected by the…. From the entry sentence
  • One must also add the following: approximate equality of incomes (it need be no more than approximate), political democracy, and abolition of all hereditary privilege, especially in education.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. II. From the entry socialism
  • That the abolition of outdoor relief to the nonablebodied is, in our judgment, wholly impracticable, and, even if it were possible it would be contrary to the public interest.1912, New York (State). Department of Social Welfare, Report - Volume 1, page 32. From the entry nonablebodied
  • The American system of land tenures, the abolition of entails and primogenitures, and our methods of transfer of real estate, are all anti-English in their origin.1906, John Sergeant Wise, A Treatise on American Citizenship, published 1997, page 95. From the entry primogeniture
  • She has taken a prominent part in all reform movements, the abolition of slavery, the obliviation of the rum power and guarding the sanctity of the Christian Sabbath, etc.1905, Methodist Protestant Church. Ohio Conference, Official Minutes. From the entry obliviation
  • It aimed at the abolition of Turkish misrule, oppression and maltaxation, at the ejection of the Turks from the Arabian peninsula, and the formation of a confederation of Arab tribes.1919, Francis Whiting Halsey, The Literary Digest History of the World War, Funk & Wagnalls Company, page 178. From the entry maltaxation

Meaning of abolition

  1. noun The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
  2. noun The state of being abolished.
  3. noun The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.

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Questions about abolition in a sentence

How do you use abolition in a sentence?
Abolition is used as a noun. For example: “The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.”
What is a short sentence with abolition?
“But anti-Thaksin protesters demanded the abolition of 'Thaksinism'.”
What does abolition mean?
Abolition means the act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.

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