Residents said that the mood on the streets was one of resignation rather than anger or fear.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His resignation leaves a huge gap that will be very difficult to fill.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He said that he was forced to sign a resignation letter and was denied the opportunity to seek legal advice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His shock resignation was linked to alleged corruption and infighting at the Vatican.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A resignation by one of them between now and the next general election is widely expected at Westminster.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
How can pastors and churches avoid the trauma of a forced resignation?
Christianity Today (2000)
Perhaps the biggest surprise behind the resignation yesterday was that it seems to have been entirely voluntary.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We have accepted his resignation and we move on.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The mood was one of grim resignation rather than panic.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There will be champagne and smiles and nobody will read a resignation speech.
The Sun (2016)
At first they thought their resignation letter was being ignored.
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
The scandal provoked demonstrations demanding his resignation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She wrote to him on the day she announced her resignation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Genuine and obvious policy errors rarely force a resignation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This time my resignation has been accepted.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
One or two resignations will not be enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The butcher insisted he would not step down in the face of global demands for his resignation.
The Sun (2008)
That resignation shocked the rugby world.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He then read out the resignation speech that had been hastily rewritten and which he had to deliver shortly to the waiting media.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Instead, she handed in a letter of resignation.
The Sun (2006)
Opinion is divided on whether her surprise resignation as governor in July was a political masterstroke or suicide.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The other man went through a profound personal crisis after his appointment and forced resignation as England captain.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She cast herself as a media victim, and failed to explain her reason for quitting during a rambling resignation speech.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But he stepped down this week in a shock resignation, for failing to declare that his wife works for an international investigations firm.
The Sun (2013)
The mood on the streets of Athens was one of resignation as people saw more of the same grinding spending cuts and tax increases.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We have seen them talking directly and respectfully to those who had caused the problem; we have seen resignations when positions were felt to be untenable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This time, the initial shock turned to resignation as I just expected the next blow.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
resignation
British English: resignation NOUN
Your resignation is a formal statement of your intention to leave a job or position.
He has offered his resignation and it has been accepted.
American English: resignation
Brazilian Portuguese: demissão
Chinese: 辞呈
European Spanish: dimisión
French: démission
German: Rücktritt
Italian: dimissioni
Japanese: 辞職
Korean: 사표
European Portuguese: demissão
Latin American Spanish: dimisión
Chinese translation of 'resignation'
resignation
(rɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən)
n
(c/u) (from job) 辞(辭)呈 (cíchéng)
(u) (= state of mind) 达(達)观(觀) (dáguān)
to tender one's resignation宣布辞(辭)职(職) (xuānbù cízhí)
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of resigning
He has withdrawn his letter of resignation.
Synonyms
leaving
notice
retirement
departure
The airline has more than 90 scheduled departures from here each day.
surrender
the unconditional surrender of the rebels
abandonment
their abandonment of the policy
abdication
There had been a complete abdication of responsibility.
renunciation
the renunciation of territory
relinquishment
2 (noun)
Definition
passive endurance of difficulties
He sighed with profound resignation.
Synonyms
acceptance
He thought about it for a moment, then nodded his reluctant acceptance.
patience
a burden which he has borne with great patience
submission
She nodded her head in submission.
compliance
We seem to have reached unprecedented depths of compliance and timidity.
endurance
a test of endurance
fortitude
He suffered his illness with dignity and fortitude.
passivity
acquiescence
She smiled her acquiescence and resumed her seat.
forbearing
sufferance
nonresistance
Opposites
protest,
resistance
,
dissent
,
defiance
,
kicking up a fuss
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abandonment
their abandonment of the policy
Synonyms
renunciation,
giving up,
surrender,
waiver,
abdication,
cession,
relinquishment,
resignation
in the sense of abdication
There had been a complete abdication of responsibility.
Synonyms
renunciation,
giving up,
surrender,
abandonment,
waiver,
abnegation,
relinquishment
in the sense of acquiescence
She smiled her acquiescence and resumed her seat.
Synonyms
agreement,
yielding,
approval,
acceptance,
consent,
harmony,
giving in,
submission,
compliance,
obedience,
conformity,
assent,
accession,
concord,
concurrence
Synonyms of 'resignation'
resignation
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of compliance
Definition
a tendency to do what others want
We seem to have reached unprecedented depths of compliance and timidity.
Synonyms
submissiveness,
yielding,
submission,
obedience,
deference,
passivity,
acquiescence,
complaisance,
consent
in the sense of departure
Definition
the act of departing
The airline has more than 90 scheduled departures from here each day.
Synonyms
leaving,
going,
retirement,
withdrawal,
exit,
going away,
removal,
exodus,
leave-taking,
setting out or off
in the sense of endurance
Definition
the ability to withstand prolonged hardship
a test of endurance
Synonyms
staying power,
strength,
resolution,
resignation,
determination,
patience,
submission,
stamina,
fortitude,
persistence,
tenacity,
perseverance,
toleration,
sufferance,
doggedness,
stickability (informal),
pertinacity
in the sense of fortitude
Definition
calm and patient courage in trouble or pain
He suffered his illness with dignity and fortitude.
Synonyms
courage,
strength,
resolution,
determination,
guts (informal),
patience,
pluck,
grit,
endurance,
bravery,
backbone,
perseverance,
firmness,
staying power,
valour,
fearlessness,
strength of mind,
intrepidity,
hardihood,
dauntlessness,
stoutheartedness
in the sense of patience
Definition
the ability to wait calmly for something to happen without complaining or giving up
a burden which he has borne with great patience
Synonyms
endurance,
resignation,
submission,
fortitude,
persistence,
long-suffering,
perseverance,
stoicism,
constancy
in the sense of renunciation
Definition
a formal declaration renouncing something
the renunciation of territory
Synonyms
giving up,
resignation,
surrender,
waiver,
disclaimer,
abdication,
relinquishment,
abjuration
in the sense of submission
Definition
the state in which someone has to accept the control of another person