What is the difference between Abdicate and Resign and Relinquish?
What is the difference between Abdicate and Resign and Relinquish? :
Abdicate :
( A ) Resign from or formally renounce the throne
The King of Egypt abdicated about thirty years ago.
( B ) Formally give up power or a high official position
He has abdicated all responsibilities in the affair.
Resign :
( A ) Give up a job or a position
I resigned my post as Chairman of This Company.
She resigned her directorship and left the firm.
Relinquish :
( A ) Give up or cease to feel or practice something
You should relinquish bad habits.
The relinquished their struggle for power.
( B ) Give up or renounce a claim or surrender something
I relinquished the possession of the house in favour of my brother.
( C ) Release or cease to hold somebody or something
Do not relinquish your hold on her.
