relinquish
v.放弃(resign, yield, abandon, cede, waive)
The king was forced by the scandal to relinquish his throne to which he had been elected.
国王因丑闻被迫让出当选的王位。
administer
vt.管理(govern, supervise)
The personnel director administers the attendance policy.
人事主管负责管理考勤制度。
administration
n.行政(management)
Lisa is involved in administration at the company she works for.
莉萨在她工作的公司里负责管理。
institute
vt.建立(establish, set up, start)
The village instituted a welfare system on their own.
这个村庄建立了自己的福利制度。
inaugurate
vt.举行就职典礼(initiate)
The administer inaugurated a president and the president made an inauguration speech.
总统宣誓就职，发表了就职演说。
amendment
n.修正案
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
宪法第19条修正案赋予了妇女投票的权利。
alteration
n.变更，改造(change)
colonize
vt.拓殖，殖民
monarchy
n.君主政体，君主政治；君主国
Britain is a monarchy.
英国是一个君主立宪制国家。
dominion
n.主权，领土；统治权
The government claims dominion over the resources of the marginal sea.
政府声称对边缘海的资源拥有统治权。
anarchism
n.无政府主义
mayhem
n.极端混乱状态(chaos)
doctrine
n.主义(principle)
How are the doctrines of the two churches different?
这两个教会的教义有什么不同？
dogma
n.教条(creed)
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
平静过去的教条对于风雨飘摇的现状来说是不够的。