resignation
- resignation
res|ig|na|tion [ ,rezıg`neıʃn ] noun **
1. ) count or uncount the act of leaving a job permanently:
a letter of resignation
resignation of: Rebel groups have demanded the immediate resignation of the government.
resignation as: He announced his resignation as Gorbachev's senior adviser.
resignation from: The scandal resulted in Allyn's resignation from his post.
a ) a formal written statement that you are leaving your job permanently:
hand in/tender/submit your resignation: I'm thinking of handing in my resignation.
2. ) uncount the attitude of someone who accepts that something unpleasant must happen and that they cannot change it:
a sigh of resignation
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résignation — [ reziɲasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1265 1270 dr. « abandon volontaire d un droit »; de résigner 1 ♦ Vx Abandon. La résignation de soi même, de sa volonté. ⇒ abdication, renonciation (à). « La résignation qui nous est la plus difficile est celle de notre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
resignation — res‧ig‧na‧tion [ˌrezɪgˈneɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] JOBS when someone officially states that they want to leave their job, position etc: • The board accepted their resignations, along with that of the vice chairman. • The finance… … Financial and business terms
resignation — Resignation. s. f. v. Demission volontaire d un office, d un benefice en faveur de quelqu un. Faire resignation d un office, d un benefice. donner sa resignation en blanc. il n a pas voulu accepter la resignation qu on luy avoit faite. le Pape a… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Resignation — (von lat. re signare das Feldzeichen (signum) senken, kapitulieren; seine Unterschrift zurückziehen, widerrufen; vgl. Pease, s.u.) bezeichnet (etwa seit Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts) die menschliche Haltung bzw. Gestimmtheit des Sichfügens… … Deutsch Wikipedia
resignation — I (passive acceptance) noun acquiescence, animus submissus, capitulation, deference, docility, endurance, fatalism, forbearance, fortitude, lack of complaint, lack of resistance, longanimity, meekness, nonresistance, obedience, passiveness,… … Law dictionary
Resignation — ist kein Nihilismus; Resignation führt ihre Perspektiven bis an den Rand des Dunkels, aber sie bewahrt Haltung auch vor diesem Dunkel. «Gottfried Benn, Marginalien» Nichts ist erbärmlicher als die Resignation, die zu früh kommt. «Marie von Ebner… … Zitate - Herkunft und Themen
Resignation — Res ig*na tion (r[e^]z [i^]g*n[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]signation. See {Resign}.] 1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or commission. [1913 Webster] 2. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resignation — late 14c., act of resigning (an office, etc.), from Fr. résignation (14c.), from M.L. resignationem, from L. resignare (see RESIGN (Cf. resign)). Meaning submission, acquiescence is from 1640s … Etymology dictionary
resignation — [n1] relinquishment of responsibility abandonment, abdication, departure, giving up, leaving, notice, quitting, renunciation, retirement, surrender, tendering, termination, vacating, withdrawal; concepts 119,195,351 Ant. agreement, taking on… … New thesaurus
resignation — Resignation, Eiuratio. On ne peut impetrer l office d un homme vivant, sinon par resignation, ou forfaicture, Petere magistratum perpetuum in locum viuentis non licet, nisi vltro se abdicantis vel noxae damnati commissoriae. B … Thresor de la langue françoyse
resignation — [rez΄ig nā′shən] n. [ME < MFr resignation < ML resignatio] 1. a) the act of resigning b) formal notice of this, esp. in writing 2. patient submission; passive acceptance; acquiescence … English World dictionary
