demitverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈmɪt/us/dɪˈmɪt/-tt- UK formalto give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving:
Where an elected member of the Council fails to attend three meetings of the Council without apologies, they shall be deemed to have demitted office.
Synonym
resign
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- departure
- drop
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- pensionable
- serve
- serve sth out
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- step aside/down
- throw
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