das Zepter niederlegen

to abdicate or step down from power

Türkçe: tahttan çekilmek

Noun

Zepter n.

Verb

niederlegen

Topic

Recht und Politik

In a sentence

Die alternde Königin legt nach 50 Jahren das Zepter nieder.

How it is used

Means 'to abdicate or step down from power' voluntarily. Figurative, formal register. Use when a CEO resigns or a monarch abdicates. Implies giving up authority, not being forced out.

Other verbs that go with Zepter

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• das Zepter schwingento wield power
• das Zepter übernehmento assume leadership

All collocations with Zepter

Other collocations built on niederlegen

• ein Amt niederlegento resign/step down from an office