resignation
Pluralresignations
- 1The act of formally giving up a job or position.
Like handing back the keys to a job you no longer want to keep.
Her resignation surprised everyone at the office.
After the scandal, the mayor announced his resignation.
Similardeparture, exit, abdication
Oppositeappointment
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- 2A spoken or written statement saying that you are leaving your job.
Like a note that tells your boss you are leaving for good.
She handed her resignation to the manager.
He read his resignation aloud at the meeting.
Similarnotice
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- 3A calm acceptance of something bad that you cannot change.
Like shrugging and saying there is nothing you can do about it.
She faced the bad news with quiet resignation.
He accepted the long wait with resignation.
Similaracceptance, submission, fatalism, acquiescence, stoicism
Oppositeresistance, defiance, protest
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- 4A legal step in old Scottish law where a tenant gave land back to his lord.
Like handing land back to the person who first gave it to you.
The estate changed hands through a formal resignation to the earl.
By resignation, the tenant returned the land to his lord.
Similarsurrender
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Origin
It comes through Old French from Latin, and is made from the verb "resign" plus "-ation".