resignation
[rez-ig-ney-shuh n]
- 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
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1, 2. abdication. 3. patience, compliance, forbearance.
Antonyms
3. recalcitrance.
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Examples from the Web for resignation
Contemporary Examples
In response, Greenberg offered the Times his resignation, which was refused.
Residents of Rome even called for his resignation for defying city ordinances.
They seized key government buildings and forced the resignation of then Prime Minister Mohammed Basindwa.
Just days before his resignation, Driscoll had been confronted with the results of the investigation by church elders.
Megachurch Mars Hill To close Doors: What Does the Future Hold Now?Warren Throckmorton
November 2, 2014
Because when it comes to domestic violence, that kind of resignation can be lethal.
Historical Examples
Everybody said that he had only succeeded in showing that his resignation was unnecessary.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
I marvel at the sense of duty, the resignation, the sacrifice.
Ballads of a BohemianRobert W. Service
Then she found that it was only stoicism, resignation, that they had learned.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
And the Captain accepted her decision with resignation of his own.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
I wonder, now, could we persuade Matthew to send in his resignation.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
resignation
- the act of resigning
- a formal document stating one's intention to resign
- a submissive unresisting attitude; passive acquiescence
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Word Origin and History for resignation
n.
late 14c., "act of resigning" (an office, etc.), from Old French resignation (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin resignationem (nominative resignatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin resignare (see resign). Meaning "submission, acquiescence" is from 1640s.
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