resignation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- leaving, abandonment, abdication, departure
- endurance, acceptance, acquiescence, compliance, nonresistance, passivity, patience, submission, sufferance

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Related Words: humbleness, lowliness, meekness, modesty

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

res‧ig‧na‧tion W3 /ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] an occasion when you officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization, or a written statement that says you will be leaving ⇒ notice:
Illness forced his resignation.
Further resignations are expected later this week.

2. [uncountable] when someone calmly accepts a situation that cannot be changed, even though it is bad:
She gave a sigh of resignation.
with resignation
He accepted her decision with resignation.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

resignation
noun
I. giving up your job; letter of resignation
ADJ. immediate | shock, sudden, surprise, unexpected | forced | mass
VERB + RESIGNATION hand in, submit, tender She handed in her resignation following the dispute over company policy.
announce | withdraw | offer (sb), proffer | threaten | prompt, provoke, lead to The accusation prompted the resignation of the cabinet minister.
force Illness forced his resignation from the squad.
call for, demand The protesters called for the immediate resignation of the minister.
accept She has refused to accept the resignation of her deputy.
reject
RESIGNATION + VERB be/become effective My resignation is effective from May 1.
RESIGNATION + NOUN letter | announcement His resignation announcement was widely expected.
speech, statement
PREP. ~ as her resignation as party leader
~ from A scandal led to his resignation from office.
PHRASES a call for sb's resignation, resignation on (the) grounds of sth She tendered her resignation on grounds of ill health.
a letter of resignation

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

resignation
II. willingness to accept a difficult situation
ADJ. weary
PREP. in ~ Hearing that the train was running late, he sighed in weary resignation.
with ~ She spoke with resignation.
~ to resignation to fate
PHRASES a look/sigh of resignation

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

resignation

call for somebody's resignation (=publicly ask for it)
After the defeat, there were calls for the coach's resignation.
demand somebody's resignation (=ask for it forcefully)
His political opponents demanded his resignation.
hand in your resignation (=say that you are going to leave an organization)
I'm thinking of handing in my resignation.
offer your resignation (also tender/submit your resignation formal)
Claire apologized and offered her resignation.
On the Monday afternoon, Sir John tendered his resignation to the Queen.
accept somebody's resignation
The Prime Minister reluctantly accepted his resignation.
reject/turn down somebody's resignation
Initially, his resignation was rejected.
He offered his resignation but it was turned down by the Prime Minister.
withdraw your resignation (=say that you will not leave, after having said you would)
The President persuaded him to withdraw his resignation.
a letter of resignation
He immediately wrote a letter of resignation.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲