The meaning of Resignation

noun

An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne.

Usage examples:

Edward viii did not marry until after his abdication

noun

The fact of no longer controlling or managing something that you are in charge of

Usage examples:

The council denied that their decision represented any abdication of responsibility., it is difficu…

noun

The action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered.

Usage examples:

Charges involving the acceptance of bribes

noun

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

Usage examples:

In silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet

noun

The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.

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The ways in which the state maintains order and compliance

noun

An act of resigning from an office or position.

Usage examples:

The letter offering my formal demission of my function as king

noun

The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

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The day of departure

noun

The act of leaving a place, job, etc., or an occasion when this happens

Usage examples:

[ u ] departure is scheduled for 2 p.m., [ c ] our departure was delayed because of bad weather., […

noun

The act of leaving a company or a job

Usage examples:

The current finance director will retire, but she has set no date for her departure., a sudden/surp…

noun

The ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.

Usage examples:

She was close to the limit of her endurance

adjective

Denoting or relating to a race or other sporting event that takes place over a long distance or otherwise demands great physical stamina.

Usage examples:

The annual 24-hour endurance race

noun

The ability to continue doing something for a long time

Usage examples:

He began visiting the gym to build up his strength and endurance.

noun

The belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.

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Fatalism can breed indifference to the human costs of war

noun

The belief that people cannot change the way events will happen and that esp. bad events cannot be avoided

noun

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

Usage examples:

His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation

noun

The quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone or control yourself in a difficult situation

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] he thanked his employees for the forbearance (that) they had shown during the company'…

noun

Courage in pain or adversity.

Usage examples:

She endured her illness with great fortitude

noun

Bravery when dealing with pain or difficulty, esp. over a long period

Usage examples:

Throughout his illness, he showed great fortitude.

verb

Go away from.

Usage examples:

She left london on june 6

verb

(of a plant) put out new leaves.

Usage examples:

Trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake.

noun

(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.

noun

A step in dancing, especially in classical ballet.

Usage examples:

She pointed her foot, and stood on her other as she raised her foot to perform a grand jeté, follow…

abbreviation

Power-assisted steering.

noun

Father.

Usage examples:

Pa is busy on the telephone

noun

Acceptance of what happens, without active response or resistance.

Usage examples:

The perceived passivity of the populace is deceptive

noun

The quality or state of being passive

noun

The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

Usage examples:

You can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the rubbish

verb

Leave (a place), usually permanently.

Usage examples:

Hippies finally quit two sites in hampshire last night

adjective

Rid of.

Usage examples:

I want to be quit of him

noun

Used in names of various small songbirds found in the caribbean area, e.g. bananaquit, grassquit.

Usage examples:

The grassquit resides in small flocks and likes to use empty bananaquit nests for roosting at night.

noun

The act of giving up something such as a responsibility, claim, or possession

Usage examples:

How do you negotiate the relinquishment of native title rights when you do not know what they are?,…

noun

The formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.

Usage examples:

The life of the spirit required renunciation of marriage

noun

The action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work.

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A man nearing retirement

noun

The point at which someone stops working, esp. because of having reached a particular age or because of ill health, or the period in someone’s life after the person has stopped working

Usage examples:

[ c ] he announced his retirement in september.

noun

The fact of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you have reached a particular age

Usage examples:

With retirement less than three years away, she began to worry about her personal finances., more p…

noun

The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.

Usage examples:

The british public, and particularly those in london, have been rightly praised for drawing on rese…

noun

The quality of experiencing pain or trouble without complaining or showing your emotions

Usage examples:

He endured the pain of his wounds with great stoicism.

noun

Absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration.

Usage examples:

Charles was only here on sufferance

noun

With unwilling permission

Usage examples:

He gave me a bed for a couple of nights but i felt i was there on sufferance., he only visits his p…

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

noun

The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with.

Usage examples:

The tolerance of corruption

verb

Leave (a place that one previously occupied).

Usage examples:

Rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your holiday