cede
Example Sentences
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Institutions will have to change, particularly at the pan-European level, as national governments cede some new powers to Brussels but reclaim other responsibilities.
Both Denmark and Greenland have said they will not agree to cede sovereignty.
From BBC
But if they cede too much responsibility to AI, that could lead to deficiencies in critical regulations and run afoul of a requirement that federal rules be built on reasoned decision-making.
From Salon
The region once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire but was ceded to Italy as part of a First World War settlement.
From Barron's
The decades-old treaty that ceded U.S. control of the canal to Panama bans the involvement of foreign governments or state-run firms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
