dereliction

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And in December, Starmer said that it would be a "dereliction of duty" not to engage with Beijing.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

A president can only fire Fed board members "for cause," traditionally understood to mean malfeasance or dereliction of duty.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

“It’s easy to blame me for the dereliction of duty that has been going on here for many, many years before I came into office,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

This is a warm and pleasing understanding of the law, but for counsel to represent “the situation” rather than his client is actually a dereliction of his sworn duty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“To not make them public would be a dereliction of duty and morality.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin