resignation
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3.4
- noun
- /ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
- Formal
:
renuncia
- I accept your resignation.
- tendered his resignation
- submit a resignation
- forced resignation
I just turned in my resignation papers and I said screw you.
- I just turned in my resignation papers and I said screw you.
- So you write the resignation letter and you don't date it?
- The word demonstrations close to your office calls for your resignation.
- But the news of Boris Johnson's resignation broke just as we were halfway through this interview.
- Remember that back during COVID, there was sort of this great resignation.
- I mean, yes, I mean, the great resignation I think is it's a market correction.
- Bankman continued in this role until his resignation, which became effective at the time of the bankruptcy filing.
- So after years of them trying to get him to leave, he finally left after posting a pithy message of resignation.
- The new year brought with it a whole host of resignations and new appointments within what was now the musical chairs of the Russian government.
- The committee, this is the Ethics Committee, OK, typically refrains from releasing the findings after a member's resignation.
- On that day of her resignation, you know, you know, I saw the soft side when she went out to the audience with the Queen to tell the queen what was happening.
- I mean, that was one of the sad things, reading Lou Elizondo's resignation note from his.
- They have what the, with the FAA calls resignation, right?
- If there is no call back in the year, then they accept your your resignation and they implement it.
Examples
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I did send in my resignation in a rather unorthodox fashion.
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The previous leader of University of Utah Health Care, Vivian Lee, sent her resignation letter on Friday.
Academic text (2017) -
I wrote a letter of resignation and said, you know, this is not a project that you should be doing.
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This is my letter of resignation, effective as of today.
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In early August, his letter of resignation had gone to the president.
Fiction book (2000) -
The papers are calling for my resignation.
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On 31 January 1963, Johnson presented his resignation to the United Nations.
Academic text (1990) -
When Watson called the man into his office, he offered his resignation.
Academic text (2017) -
At the end of the school term, I handed in my resignation, despite the satisfactions that teaching gave me.
Fiction book (2002) -
I submitted my resignation to my manager after deciding to pursue a new opportunity.
Synonyms
276
3.4
A formal written message saying someone will end an agreement
129
1.0
The act of leaving a place or situation
39
5.0
Leaving a group, country, or agreement
31
3.7
Leaving a position of authority or responsibility
9
3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
7
8.1
Giving up a position of power, usually by a king or leader
4
1.0
The act of going away from a place or person
The act of leaving a job or position of authority
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Etymology
Resignation comes from Latin and uses the root sign, like the English words sign and signature, with the idea of 'giving up' or 'canceling'. So a resignation is the formal, often written act of giving up a job or position.