Resignation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
- a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign
Extra examples
The chairman accepted their resignations.
The manager received resignations from three members of the staff.
We accepted the news with resignation.
She showed an attitude of quiet resignation to her fate.
The governor refused to accept Cox's resignation.
She gave a sigh of resignation.
He accepted her decision with resignation.
Members of the public called for the mayor's resignation.
The scandal forced his resignation.
They refused to accept his resignation.
It is with deep regret that he is announcing his resignation.
He spoke, however, with resignation, even complacency, rather than anguish.
The news of her resignation caused quite a flutter.
He is the latest person to announce his resignation.
Warming himself ever so briefly had shaken away the lethargy and resignation and restored his will to survive.
Word forms
singular: resignation
plural: resignations
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