Associations to the word «Resign»
Noun
- Demonstrator
- Papacy
- President
- Chairman
- Office
- Secretary
- Coalition
- Referendum
- Legislator
- Chose
- Treasurer
- Steward
- Outcry
- Dictator
- Commissioner
- Thatcher
- Pension
- Membership
- Portfolio
- Nasser
- Balfour
- Gladstone
- Accusation
- Governor
- Chamberlain
- Deputy
- Legislature
- Colleague
- Attorney
- Benedict
- Councillor
- Salary
- Rector
- Rumour
- Indira
- Iain
- Postmaster
- Vice
- Leader
- Expulsion
- Party
- Refuse
- Solicitor
- Elect
- Democrat
- Bribe
- Gael
- Senator
- Mayor
- Schism
- Crisis
- Controversy
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
RESIGN, verb. (transitive) To give up or hand over (something to someone); to relinquish ownership of. [from 14th c.]
RESIGN, verb. (transitive or intransitive) To quit (a job or position). [from 14th c.]
RESIGN, verb. (transitive or intransitive) To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable. [from 15th c.]
RESIGN, verb. (proscribed) Alternative spelling of re-sign
RESIGN ONESELF, verb. To give up, stop resisting and come to accept.
Dictionary definition
RESIGN, verb. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds".
RESIGN, verb. Give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal".
RESIGN, verb. Part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne".
RESIGN, verb. Accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.