resignationnoun
uk/ˌrez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌrez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/resignation noun (JOB)
C2 [ C or U ] the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job:
There have been calls for his resignation.
I handed in/gave in/sent in my resignation this morning.
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- Her resignation came as quite a shock.
- The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government.
- There is no truth in the reports of his resignation.
- We must take action to stem the tide of resignations.
- A series of apparently unconnected events led to his resignation.
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Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- demit
- drop
- golden parachute
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- retiring
- serve
- serve sth out
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- throw
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resignation noun (ACCEPTING)
C2 [ U ] a sad feeling of accepting something that you do not like because you cannot easily change it:
They received the news with resignation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear with sb
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance
- philosophically
- resign yourself to sth
- ride
- ride sth out
- sit
- sit sth out
- stand for sth
- stew
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick
- stick it out
- stick with it idiom
- stick with sth/sb
- sweat it out idiom
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly