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stepdown

4.7

The act of leaving a job or position of authority

noun
/ˈstɛpˌdaʊn/

: renuncia

After his stepdown, the organization began searching for a new leader.

Examples

Her stepdown from the board surprised many of her colleagues.
The company's shares fell after the sudden stepdown of its chief financial officer.
The CEO announced her stepdown from the company.
After many years, his stepdown was unexpected.
The company's shares fell after the sudden stepdown of its chief financial officer.
Her stepdown from the board surprised many of her colleagues.
After his stepdown, the organization began searching for a new leader.

Synonyms

resignation

vsstepdown

Formal

197 3.4

Leaving a job or the written notice saying you will leave it

is focused on leaving an authority role rather than the written notice

stepping down

vsstepdown

31 3.7

Leaving a position of authority or responsibility

is a general act of leaving authority without stressing formality

separation

vsstepdown

Formal

9 3.8

The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing

describes voluntary departure from authority or role, not forced dismissal

Antonyms

to step up

182 3.7

Take action and accept responsibility for a task or problem

Surface Forms

stepdown singular

stepdowns plural

Morphology

stepdown = step (transparent) = down + step

This is a nominalization of the phrasal verb 'step down' meaning 'resign'; the meaning is directly derived from the verb phrase. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Stepdown comes from step and down, like stepping off a high platform. So when a leader 'steps down' from a job, a stepdown is the act of leaving a position, which is why it means leaving a job or giving up power.