dismission
- noun
- /dɪsˈmɪʃən/
:
despido
- His sudden dismission from the position surprised many of his colleagues, who believed he was doing a good job.
Examples
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On December 17, 48 members of the First Congregational Society requested dismission, and on January 17, 1817, most of this number organized themselves as the Second Congregational Society in Greenfield.
Academic text (1993) -
Johnson distinguishes between "mild; not compulsory" ("being by fair means wrought thereunto"), and "mild; not severe" ("remit / To life obscur'd, which were a fair dismission").
Academic text (1994) -
After years of service, the company issued her a formal letter of dismission that explained the reasons for her termination.
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The board of directors decided to proceed with the dismission of the employee due to repeated violations of company policy.
Synonyms
145
2.6
An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job
97
3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
77
5.2
The official release from a job, duty, or service
75
3.7
A situation when someone loses their job
56
4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
49
3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
40
4.2
The act of ending someone's job
19
7.4
Removing someone from a place like a home by force or law
15
7.8
A sudden removal of people from an organization for political reasons
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3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
9
3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
1
8.4
Removing someone from a position of power
1
4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
1
7.0
To remove someone from a job or role, often by force
Removing someone from a position of power
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dismission comes from old parts that mean 'to send away' and is related to the common word dismiss, which means 'to send someone away'. So, a dismission is the act of officially sending someone away from a job.