renunciation

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As a Congress expert who loves the institution and profoundly respects its constitutionally mandated role, I have found this renunciation of responsibility difficult to watch.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

According to Pakistan's rules, people under the age of 21 cannot renounce their citizenship independently, but their names can be included in the renunciation application filed by their father.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

A patchwork of statutes and treaties already offered about two-thirds of Native Americans citizenship, sometimes in exchange for land allotments that fractured reservations, gestures of assimilation, military service and even the renunciation of tribal traditions.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

“Songs of Surrender” is an act of renunciation, drastically scaling down songs that once strove to shake entire stadiums.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Her answer was also, of course, a means of renunciation, itself a denial of everything else I wasn’t offering.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee