abdicators
Power-abandoning rulers
Abdicators are those who abdicate—who formally renounce or give up power, responsibility, or a claim.
The word most often describes monarchs who step down from thrones, but extends to anyone who abandons duties or positions: The board members were abdicators of their fiduciary responsibilities.
The tone is usually critical, implying failure or cowardice.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- sovereignSupreme in power
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- kingMale crowned ruler
queen · crown · dynasty · regent · palace · realm · royalty · imperial
Complete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
- submissionYielding to another's will
- concessionYielding a point
- defeatVictory over another
acquiescence · ceding · white flag · collapse · fall · forfeiture · abandonment · giving up
Voluntarily relinquishing a role
- departureAct of going away
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- exitWay to leave
farewell · vacating · relinquishment · leave-taking · cessation · disengagement · quitting · abandonment
One who receives legacy
- successionFollowing in order
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
- regencySubstitute monarch's authority
ascension · primogeniture · lineage · inheritance · legitimacy · successor · transition · vacancy
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- sovereignSupreme in power
- emperorMale ruler of empire
king · queen · crown · dynasty · regent · palace · realm · royalty · imperial · prince
capitulation
Complete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
- submissionYielding to another's will
- concessionYielding a point
defeat · acquiescence · ceding · white flag · collapse · fall · forfeiture · abandonment · giving up · retreat
stepping down
Voluntarily relinquishing a role
- departureAct of going away
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
exit · farewell · vacating · relinquishment · leave-taking · cessation · disengagement · quitting · abandonment · forsaking
heir
One who receives legacy
- successionFollowing in order
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
regency · ascension · primogeniture · lineage · inheritance · legitimacy · successor · transition · vacancy · interregnum
abdicatorsusurpers
Wrongful seizure perpetrators
seizers · conquerors · pretenders · claimants · insurgent leaders
abdicatorsretainers
Upfront professional fees
holdouts · clingers · perseverers · incumbents · diehards
abdicatorsincumbents
Current holders of positions
office holders · holdouts · remainers · stayers · retainers