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

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

From Barron's

Its absence feels like a big miss or, less charitably, a dereliction of duty.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

Federal law says that Fed officials can only be removed for "cause," which could be interpreted to mean malfeasance or dereliction of duty.

From Barron's