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resignation Definition

res·ig·na·tion (rez′ig nās̸hən)

noun

    1. the act of resigning
    2. formal notice of this, esp. in writing
  1. patient submission; passive acceptance; acquiescence

Etymology: ME < MFr resignation < ML resignatio

resignation Synonyms

resignation

n.

  1. Mental preparation for something unwelcome

    submission, humility, passivity, patience, deference, docility, submissiveness, renunciation, self-abnegation, resignedness, acquiescence, endurance, compliance, yieldingness, unresistingness.

    Antonyms resistance*, unsubmissiveness, unwillingness.

  2. The act of resigning

    retirement, departure, leaving, quitting, giving up, abdication, surrender, withdrawal, relinquishment, abandonment, vacating, tendering one's resignation, giving up office, termination of one's connection.

resignation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • regret: Does the Prime Minister regret the resignation of his Secretary of State for Work and Pensions?
  • prompt: The latest scaling down of Ms Cassani's responsibilities prompted the immediate resignation of Jane Willacy, the project manager.
  • announce: Cass Business School and City University today regret to announce the resignation of Lord Currie as Dean of Cass.
  • enforce: After the enforced resignation of Richard Nixon ( 1969-74 ), the presidency suffered a hemorrhage of prestige and authority.
  • accept: Here are the three big questions: 1. Will the Bolivian Congress accept the resignation?
  • follow: The moves follow the pair resignation from Preston earlier last week.

Adjective modifier

  • pre-executed: When you appoint nominee director(s ) you will receive a pre-executed resignation.
  • ministerial: Quite simply, if this sort of mistake is not worth of a ministerial resignation, what is?
  • sudden: Others provide an immediate solution to filling the voids left by sudden resignations or long-term sickness.
  • eventual: His eventual resignation was due to ill-health in 1959.
  • his/her: A member not having tendered his/her resignation prior to 31 st December shall be liable for the ensuing year's subscription.
  • immediate: The latest scaling down of Ms Cassani's responsibilities prompted the immediate resignation of Jane Willacy, the project manager.

Modifies a noun

  • letter: Much of the critique of the SLP in their resignation letter is correct, of course.
  • speech: The extract below is part of his resignation speech.

Noun used with modifier

  • shock: The deficit of the NHS and the shock resignation of the Chief Executive, Sir Nigel Crisp, was also a top story.
  • cabinet: Fifty six journalists crowded into the basement room to hear about a sensational cabinet resignation.
  • surprise: Wilson's surprise resignation has been credited to a dirty tricks campaign operated by British intelligence at the behest of the US.

Preposition: of

  • governor: Now a massive wave of solidarity has raised the demand for the resignation of the governor of Oaxaca.
  • minister: Nowadays, any sexual impropriety or any association with scandal usually leads to the resignation of the minister involved.

Preposition: from

  • director: We will also include pre-signed, undated letters of resignation from nominee director, plus Notarised and Apostilled copy of Nominee Director ' passport.
resignation Quotes

Imyself believethat wehave lostthiswaröineverything but actuality.When I see scores of sheep go to a slaughter-house I do not feel constrained to admire their resignation.

—Grieve

   I am now celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first request for my resignation. I look forward to many more.

—Darman, Richard G(ordon)

Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.

—Marx, Groucho originally Julius Henry Marx

Patience is passive, resignation is active.

—Fitzgerald, Penelope Mary

Washington is a resigning town. Nothing else holds the special excitement of a rumored resignation.

—Shultz, George P(ratt)