resignation

[ rez-ig-ney-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of resigning.
a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc.

an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence: to meet one's fate with resignation.

Origin of resignation

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin resignātiōn-, stem of resignātiō “cancellation, rescinding,” from Latin resignāt(us) “canceled” (past participle of resignāre “to open, release, cancel”; see resign ) + -iō -ion

Other words for resignation

1, 2	abdication
3	patience, compliance, forbearance

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Opposites for resignation

3	recalcitrance

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Other words from resignation

non·res·ig·na·tion, noun
pro·res·ig·na·tion, adjective

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How to use resignation in a sentence

In response, Greenberg offered the Times his resignation, which was refused.
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Residents of Rome even called for his resignation for defying city ordinances.
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They seized key government buildings and forced the resignation of then Prime Minister Mohammed Basindwa.
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Just days before his resignation, Driscoll had been confronted with the results of the investigation by church elders.
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Because when it comes to domestic violence, that kind of resignation can be lethal.
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His attitude was one of hopeless resignation as he looked toward a distant bird winging its flight away from him.
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If he fall, God has his wise purpose in the judgement, and I shall find resignation.
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With resignation he made the necessary preparations for the trip, and taking Orlean with him, went to the small town.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
Tom took his passage home; he also told Sir William that his resignation, whether the Board accepted it or not, was final.
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The resignation of Sunderland had put many honest gentlemen in good humour.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for resignation

resignation

/ (ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the act of resigning
a formal document stating one's intention to resign

a submissive unresisting attitude; passive acquiescence

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