Definition of resignation in English:

resignation

noun rɛzɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n

1An act of resigning from a job or office.
he announced his resignation
Example sentencesExamples
- I did say that not all ministerial resignations lead to an urgent debate.
- He remained in office until his resignation in March 1971.
- Sadly, he has not recovered and they regretfully announced his resignation on Monday.
- I am thankful to citizens who sent me letters of support and email after I announced my resignation in July, " he said.
- There are record resignations and a shortage of quality replacements.
- Has she heard from the first minister since announcing her resignation?
- They voted 34 against with 11 in favour, forcing the immediate resignation of the entire board.
- Do you expect mass resignations from the board?
- He announced his resignation from the nomination shortly after, saying he wanted to devote all his energies to regaining his health.
- Other officers had announced their resignation from the committee.
- It won't surprise you, I think, that I'm here to announce my resignation from the Shadow Cabinet and the Ministry.
- Several high-profile resignations and retirements have hit hospitals in recent months.
- The reporting of these two journalists eventually forced the resignation of a president.
- Announcing his resignation, even on the eve of an election, was the right choice.
- The sudden resignation of a director should arouse your suspicion, as should significant changes in buying patterns.
- The group demanded my immediate resignation, and printed my e-mail address on its Web site.
- He demanded the rescinding of the pipeline project and the resignation of the president.
- The governments are worried that the instability at Eurotunnel will lead to resignations of technical and safety personnel, the newspaper claimed.
- It was there that the Dutchman announced his resignation.
- ‘If I don't get a satisfactory response, I will be calling for details on who was responsible for this and I will be calling for resignations,’ he said.
Synonyms
departure, leaving, standing down, stepping down, retirement
giving up, vacating, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, abdication
informal quitting
archaic demission
1. 1.1 A document conveying someone's intention of resigning.
  I've handed in my resignation
  Example sentencesExamples
  I told Janet that if I don't figure my problems out soon I will hand in my resignation.
  If any of you feel you cannot support this program, I will receive your resignation immediately after this meeting.
  The Commercial manager has tendered his resignation and will be leaving shortly.
  On Saturday he was told he would be suspended for seven weeks - and then faxed his resignation to headquarters.
  He could not comment on when Mr Smith handed in his resignation or when it will come into effect.
  Instead, he has tendered his resignation from the party.
  He has sent the authority a resignation letter signalling his intention to quit from next Monday.
  He will hand in his resignation to the President on Tuesday after a scheduled cabinet meeting, officials said.
  The agriculture and forestry minister tendered his resignation in protest of the halting of the ministry's project.
  It is expected that by the end of this week, 10,000 teachers will have submitted their resignations to the Teaching Services Commission.
  He apparently felt that including his resignation in this document would bring the matter to a head.
  The deputy editor of the newspaper had indicated he will hand in his formal resignation this afternoon.
  Two Independent Ministers will also tender their resignation, sources said.
  It was from an old employee of the Patent Office, offering his resignation to the head of the department.
  An email had been received from the Councillor tendering his resignation which was accepted.
  He will succeeded in persuading them either to take their resignations back or will not send them to the chief minister for onward transmission to Governor for acceptance.
  Synonyms
  notice, notice to quit, letter of resignation
2. 1.2Chess An act of ending a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated.
  Example sentencesExamples
  New analysis has now come to light on what may have been a premature resignation in game 6.
  The computer won its match with human World Chess Champion Kasparov by causing his resignation in Game 6 after only 19 moves, after what had been an even contest to that point.
  In chess, resignation is signaled by tipping over one's king.
2mass noun The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.
a shrug of resignation
Example sentencesExamples
- This doesn't seem to have come from apathy or resignation at the inevitability of this war.
- Rather than fortitude, courage or conviction, his morality play teaches resignation, passivity and submission.
- Annamma is no match for her husband either in stature or in qualities and accepts her lot with resignation.
- Slowly the atmosphere transforms itself into one of acceptance and resignation.
- The initial amazement and anger which greeted his decision has given way, in most quarters, to shrugged resignation.
- One could debate whether that statement reflects acceptance or simply resignation.
- Then with a shrug of resignation, all he could offer was a throwaway comment, ‘that's the way it is’.
- I did see something cross his face, but he went back to his usual look of resignation when I corrected him.
- With a shrug of resignation, the manservant slapped him lightly across the face.
- The actress is frequently locked into playing a stoic, good-natured sufferer with a look of passive resignation about her.
- He shrugged in uncaring resignation and reclined back into a more comfortable position.
- His coach shrugged his shoulders in resignation.
- ‘But we're never going to do something that everybody likes,’ adds his wife, with a shrug of resignation.
- Rebecca leaned back into his hold and shrugged with resignation.
- This short final excursion cost poor Cherub but I could see resignation and acceptance in both Belinda and Cherub upon their return.
- Across the Western world, commentators of various sorts have noted this growing public resignation to powerlessness.
- She received this news with a combination of acceptance and sorrowful resignation.
- Maybe it's an air of resignation; most delegates realise that what they think matters very little.
- His final illness was accepted with resignation, courage and good humour.
Synonyms
patience, forbearance, tolerance, stoicism, endurance, fortitude, sufferance, lack of protest, lack of complaint, acceptance of the inevitable, fatalism, acceptance, acquiescence, compliance, passivity, passiveness, non-resistance, submission, docility, phlegm
rare longanimity

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin resignatio(n-), from resignare 'unseal, cancel' (see resign).

Definition of resignation in US English:

resignation

nounˌrezəɡˈnāSH(ə)nˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n

1An act of retiring or giving up a position.
he announced his resignation
Example sentencesExamples
- Sadly, he has not recovered and they regretfully announced his resignation on Monday.
- He remained in office until his resignation in March 1971.
- I did say that not all ministerial resignations lead to an urgent debate.
- The reporting of these two journalists eventually forced the resignation of a president.
- The governments are worried that the instability at Eurotunnel will lead to resignations of technical and safety personnel, the newspaper claimed.
- Has she heard from the first minister since announcing her resignation?
- It was there that the Dutchman announced his resignation.
- ‘If I don't get a satisfactory response, I will be calling for details on who was responsible for this and I will be calling for resignations,’ he said.
- Announcing his resignation, even on the eve of an election, was the right choice.
- The group demanded my immediate resignation, and printed my e-mail address on its Web site.
- He announced his resignation from the nomination shortly after, saying he wanted to devote all his energies to regaining his health.
- There are record resignations and a shortage of quality replacements.
- They voted 34 against with 11 in favour, forcing the immediate resignation of the entire board.
- Do you expect mass resignations from the board?
- He demanded the rescinding of the pipeline project and the resignation of the president.
- It won't surprise you, I think, that I'm here to announce my resignation from the Shadow Cabinet and the Ministry.
- Other officers had announced their resignation from the committee.
- Several high-profile resignations and retirements have hit hospitals in recent months.
- I am thankful to citizens who sent me letters of support and email after I announced my resignation in July, " he said.
- The sudden resignation of a director should arouse your suspicion, as should significant changes in buying patterns.
Synonyms
departure, leaving, standing down, stepping down, retirement
1. 1.1 A document conveying someone's intention of retiring.
  I'm thinking of handing in my resignation
  Example sentencesExamples
  He apparently felt that including his resignation in this document would bring the matter to a head.
  Instead, he has tendered his resignation from the party.
  He has sent the authority a resignation letter signalling his intention to quit from next Monday.
  The agriculture and forestry minister tendered his resignation in protest of the halting of the ministry's project.
  On Saturday he was told he would be suspended for seven weeks - and then faxed his resignation to headquarters.
  It is expected that by the end of this week, 10,000 teachers will have submitted their resignations to the Teaching Services Commission.
  I told Janet that if I don't figure my problems out soon I will hand in my resignation.
  He will hand in his resignation to the President on Tuesday after a scheduled cabinet meeting, officials said.
  The deputy editor of the newspaper had indicated he will hand in his formal resignation this afternoon.
  It was from an old employee of the Patent Office, offering his resignation to the head of the department.
  He could not comment on when Mr Smith handed in his resignation or when it will come into effect.
  If any of you feel you cannot support this program, I will receive your resignation immediately after this meeting.
  He will succeeded in persuading them either to take their resignations back or will not send them to the chief minister for onward transmission to Governor for acceptance.
  Two Independent Ministers will also tender their resignation, sources said.
  The Commercial manager has tendered his resignation and will be leaving shortly.
  An email had been received from the Councillor tendering his resignation which was accepted.
  Synonyms
  notice, notice to quit, letter of resignation
2. 1.2Chess An act of ending a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated.
  Example sentencesExamples
  New analysis has now come to light on what may have been a premature resignation in game 6.
  The computer won its match with human World Chess Champion Kasparov by causing his resignation in Game 6 after only 19 moves, after what had been an even contest to that point.
  In chess, resignation is signaled by tipping over one's king.
2The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.
a shrug of resignation
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘But we're never going to do something that everybody likes,’ adds his wife, with a shrug of resignation.
- With a shrug of resignation, the manservant slapped him lightly across the face.
- Slowly the atmosphere transforms itself into one of acceptance and resignation.
- Rather than fortitude, courage or conviction, his morality play teaches resignation, passivity and submission.
- She received this news with a combination of acceptance and sorrowful resignation.
- Then with a shrug of resignation, all he could offer was a throwaway comment, ‘that's the way it is’.
- The actress is frequently locked into playing a stoic, good-natured sufferer with a look of passive resignation about her.
- One could debate whether that statement reflects acceptance or simply resignation.
- He shrugged in uncaring resignation and reclined back into a more comfortable position.
- Rebecca leaned back into his hold and shrugged with resignation.
- Maybe it's an air of resignation; most delegates realise that what they think matters very little.
- This doesn't seem to have come from apathy or resignation at the inevitability of this war.
- His final illness was accepted with resignation, courage and good humour.
- His coach shrugged his shoulders in resignation.
- Annamma is no match for her husband either in stature or in qualities and accepts her lot with resignation.
- Across the Western world, commentators of various sorts have noted this growing public resignation to powerlessness.
- I did see something cross his face, but he went back to his usual look of resignation when I corrected him.
- This short final excursion cost poor Cherub but I could see resignation and acceptance in both Belinda and Cherub upon their return.
- The initial amazement and anger which greeted his decision has given way, in most quarters, to shrugged resignation.
Synonyms
patience, forbearance, tolerance, stoicism, endurance, fortitude, sufferance, lack of protest, lack of complaint, acceptance of the inevitable, fatalism, acceptance, acquiescence, compliance, passivity, passiveness, non-resistance, submission, docility, phlegm

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin resignatio(n-), from resignare ‘unseal, cancel’ (see resign).

单词	resignation
释义	Definition of resignation in English: resignation noun rɛzɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1An act of resigning from a job or office. he announced his resignation Example sentencesExamples I did say that not all ministerial resignations lead to an urgent debate. He remained in office until his resignation in March 1971. Sadly, he has not recovered and they regretfully announced his resignation on Monday. I am thankful to citizens who sent me letters of support and email after I announced my resignation in July, " he said. There are record resignations and a shortage of quality replacements. Has she heard from the first minister since announcing her resignation? They voted 34 against with 11 in favour, forcing the immediate resignation of the entire board. Do you expect mass resignations from the board? He announced his resignation from the nomination shortly after, saying he wanted to devote all his energies to regaining his health. Other officers had announced their resignation from the committee. It won't surprise you, I think, that I'm here to announce my resignation from the Shadow Cabinet and the Ministry. Several high-profile resignations and retirements have hit hospitals in recent months. The reporting of these two journalists eventually forced the resignation of a president. Announcing his resignation, even on the eve of an election, was the right choice. The sudden resignation of a director should arouse your suspicion, as should significant changes in buying patterns. The group demanded my immediate resignation, and printed my e-mail address on its Web site. He demanded the rescinding of the pipeline project and the resignation of the president. The governments are worried that the instability at Eurotunnel will lead to resignations of technical and safety personnel, the newspaper claimed. It was there that the Dutchman announced his resignation. ‘If I don't get a satisfactory response, I will be calling for details on who was responsible for this and I will be calling for resignations,’ he said. Synonyms departure, leaving, standing down, stepping down, retirement giving up, vacating, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, abdication informal quitting archaic demission 1.1 A document conveying someone's intention of resigning. I've handed in my resignation Example sentencesExamples I told Janet that if I don't figure my problems out soon I will hand in my resignation. If any of you feel you cannot support this program, I will receive your resignation immediately after this meeting. The Commercial manager has tendered his resignation and will be leaving shortly. On Saturday he was told he would be suspended for seven weeks - and then faxed his resignation to headquarters. He could not comment on when Mr Smith handed in his resignation or when it will come into effect. Instead, he has tendered his resignation from the party. He has sent the authority a resignation letter signalling his intention to quit from next Monday. He will hand in his resignation to the President on Tuesday after a scheduled cabinet meeting, officials said. The agriculture and forestry minister tendered his resignation in protest of the halting of the ministry's project. It is expected that by the end of this week, 10,000 teachers will have submitted their resignations to the Teaching Services Commission. He apparently felt that including his resignation in this document would bring the matter to a head. The deputy editor of the newspaper had indicated he will hand in his formal resignation this afternoon. Two Independent Ministers will also tender their resignation, sources said. It was from an old employee of the Patent Office, offering his resignation to the head of the department. An email had been received from the Councillor tendering his resignation which was accepted. He will succeeded in persuading them either to take their resignations back or will not send them to the chief minister for onward transmission to Governor for acceptance. Synonyms notice, notice to quit, letter of resignation 1.2Chess An act of ending a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated. Example sentencesExamples New analysis has now come to light on what may have been a premature resignation in game 6. The computer won its match with human World Chess Champion Kasparov by causing his resignation in Game 6 after only 19 moves, after what had been an even contest to that point. In chess, resignation is signaled by tipping over one's king. 2mass noun The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable. a shrug of resignation Example sentencesExamples This doesn't seem to have come from apathy or resignation at the inevitability of this war. Rather than fortitude, courage or conviction, his morality play teaches resignation, passivity and submission. Annamma is no match for her husband either in stature or in qualities and accepts her lot with resignation. Slowly the atmosphere transforms itself into one of acceptance and resignation. The initial amazement and anger which greeted his decision has given way, in most quarters, to shrugged resignation. One could debate whether that statement reflects acceptance or simply resignation. Then with a shrug of resignation, all he could offer was a throwaway comment, ‘that's the way it is’. I did see something cross his face, but he went back to his usual look of resignation when I corrected him. With a shrug of resignation, the manservant slapped him lightly across the face. The actress is frequently locked into playing a stoic, good-natured sufferer with a look of passive resignation about her. He shrugged in uncaring resignation and reclined back into a more comfortable position. His coach shrugged his shoulders in resignation. ‘But we're never going to do something that everybody likes,’ adds his wife, with a shrug of resignation. Rebecca leaned back into his hold and shrugged with resignation. This short final excursion cost poor Cherub but I could see resignation and acceptance in both Belinda and Cherub upon their return. Across the Western world, commentators of various sorts have noted this growing public resignation to powerlessness. She received this news with a combination of acceptance and sorrowful resignation. Maybe it's an air of resignation; most delegates realise that what they think matters very little. His final illness was accepted with resignation, courage and good humour. Synonyms patience, forbearance, tolerance, stoicism, endurance, fortitude, sufferance, lack of protest, lack of complaint, acceptance of the inevitable, fatalism, acceptance, acquiescence, compliance, passivity, passiveness, non-resistance, submission, docility, phlegm rare longanimity Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin resignatio(n-), from resignare 'unseal, cancel' (see resign). Definition of resignation in US English: resignation nounˌrezəɡˈnāSH(ə)nˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1An act of retiring or giving up a position. he announced his resignation Example sentencesExamples Sadly, he has not recovered and they regretfully announced his resignation on Monday. He remained in office until his resignation in March 1971. I did say that not all ministerial resignations lead to an urgent debate. The reporting of these two journalists eventually forced the resignation of a president. The governments are worried that the instability at Eurotunnel will lead to resignations of technical and safety personnel, the newspaper claimed. Has she heard from the first minister since announcing her resignation? It was there that the Dutchman announced his resignation. ‘If I don't get a satisfactory response, I will be calling for details on who was responsible for this and I will be calling for resignations,’ he said. Announcing his resignation, even on the eve of an election, was the right choice. The group demanded my immediate resignation, and printed my e-mail address on its Web site. He announced his resignation from the nomination shortly after, saying he wanted to devote all his energies to regaining his health. There are record resignations and a shortage of quality replacements. They voted 34 against with 11 in favour, forcing the immediate resignation of the entire board. Do you expect mass resignations from the board? He demanded the rescinding of the pipeline project and the resignation of the president. It won't surprise you, I think, that I'm here to announce my resignation from the Shadow Cabinet and the Ministry. Other officers had announced their resignation from the committee. Several high-profile resignations and retirements have hit hospitals in recent months. I am thankful to citizens who sent me letters of support and email after I announced my resignation in July, " he said. The sudden resignation of a director should arouse your suspicion, as should significant changes in buying patterns. Synonyms departure, leaving, standing down, stepping down, retirement 1.1 A document conveying someone's intention of retiring. I'm thinking of handing in my resignation Example sentencesExamples He apparently felt that including his resignation in this document would bring the matter to a head. Instead, he has tendered his resignation from the party. He has sent the authority a resignation letter signalling his intention to quit from next Monday. The agriculture and forestry minister tendered his resignation in protest of the halting of the ministry's project. On Saturday he was told he would be suspended for seven weeks - and then faxed his resignation to headquarters. It is expected that by the end of this week, 10,000 teachers will have submitted their resignations to the Teaching Services Commission. I told Janet that if I don't figure my problems out soon I will hand in my resignation. He will hand in his resignation to the President on Tuesday after a scheduled cabinet meeting, officials said. The deputy editor of the newspaper had indicated he will hand in his formal resignation this afternoon. It was from an old employee of the Patent Office, offering his resignation to the head of the department. He could not comment on when Mr Smith handed in his resignation or when it will come into effect. If any of you feel you cannot support this program, I will receive your resignation immediately after this meeting. He will succeeded in persuading them either to take their resignations back or will not send them to the chief minister for onward transmission to Governor for acceptance. Two Independent Ministers will also tender their resignation, sources said. The Commercial manager has tendered his resignation and will be leaving shortly. An email had been received from the Councillor tendering his resignation which was accepted. Synonyms notice, notice to quit, letter of resignation 1.2Chess An act of ending a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated. Example sentencesExamples New analysis has now come to light on what may have been a premature resignation in game 6. The computer won its match with human World Chess Champion Kasparov by causing his resignation in Game 6 after only 19 moves, after what had been an even contest to that point. In chess, resignation is signaled by tipping over one's king. 2The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable. a shrug of resignation Example sentencesExamples ‘But we're never going to do something that everybody likes,’ adds his wife, with a shrug of resignation. With a shrug of resignation, the manservant slapped him lightly across the face. Slowly the atmosphere transforms itself into one of acceptance and resignation. Rather than fortitude, courage or conviction, his morality play teaches resignation, passivity and submission. She received this news with a combination of acceptance and sorrowful resignation. Then with a shrug of resignation, all he could offer was a throwaway comment, ‘that's the way it is’. The actress is frequently locked into playing a stoic, good-natured sufferer with a look of passive resignation about her. One could debate whether that statement reflects acceptance or simply resignation. He shrugged in uncaring resignation and reclined back into a more comfortable position. Rebecca leaned back into his hold and shrugged with resignation. Maybe it's an air of resignation; most delegates realise that what they think matters very little. This doesn't seem to have come from apathy or resignation at the inevitability of this war. His final illness was accepted with resignation, courage and good humour. His coach shrugged his shoulders in resignation. Annamma is no match for her husband either in stature or in qualities and accepts her lot with resignation. Across the Western world, commentators of various sorts have noted this growing public resignation to powerlessness. I did see something cross his face, but he went back to his usual look of resignation when I corrected him. This short final excursion cost poor Cherub but I could see resignation and acceptance in both Belinda and Cherub upon their return. The initial amazement and anger which greeted his decision has given way, in most quarters, to shrugged resignation. Synonyms patience, forbearance, tolerance, stoicism, endurance, fortitude, sufferance, lack of protest, lack of complaint, acceptance of the inevitable, fatalism, acceptance, acquiescence, compliance, passivity, passiveness, non-resistance, submission, docility, phlegm Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin resignatio(n-), from resignare ‘unseal, cancel’ (see resign).
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