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Meanings of
resign
in English
Portuguese
resignar
Spanish
dimitir
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To give up from a job or position.
quit
renounce
vacate
leave office
step down
give up
take office
Portuguese
resignar
Portuguese
abandonar
Catalan
alliberar
Spanish
liberar
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Part with a possession or right.
free
release
relinquish
Portuguese
abandonar
Synonyms
Examples for "
quit
"
quit
renounce
vacate
leave office
step down
Examples for "
quit
"
1
Experts said the best way to protect children was to
quit
smoking.
2
However, he
quit
the government over the affair a few weeks later.
3
As a result of the court decision, several people
quit
their confinement.
4
Junior Northern Ireland minister Shailesh Vara
quit
May's government earlier on Thursday.
5
Larsen
quit
his job several years ago to join an Internet startup.
1
The LTTE must also
renounce
terrorism and violence permanently, the statement said.
2
The United States has said the Maoists need to finally
renounce
violence.
3
Israel and its allies shun Hamas for its refusal to
renounce
violence.
4
The Taliban had refused to
renounce
violence while the talks were underway.
5
My lord Duke offers you a million crowns to
renounce
your claim.
1
The traditional leader has given parliament until Friday to
vacate
the premises.
2
He must
vacate
the post of defence minister in order to run.
3
He must
vacate
the post of defense minister in order to run.
4
Refusing to
vacate
the space, water canons and stun grenades were deployed.
5
He is due to
vacate
his position at the end of June.
1
If convicted of the charges, she would be forced to
leave
office
.
2
Pence did not promise that Trump would
leave
office
if he lost.
3
This is the greatest regret that I have as I
leave
office
.
4
Without a law change, Mr Chavez will
leave
office
in 2013.
5
He is said to be preparing to
leave
office
probably by next week.
1
Afterwards prime minister Ali Larayedh said the government will not
step
down
.
2
He, however, is still insistent that the president
step
down
from power.
3
Therefore there's no basis for him to
step
down
or step aside.
4
Israeli law does not require Netanyahu to
step
down
at this stage.
5
Thousands of protestors in Malta are demanding the Prime Minister
step
down
.
1
She hobbled along; he was far behind; he would
give
up
soon.
2
You already agreed to
give
up
the idea of law school, Faith.
3
The family is now willing to
give
up
control, the sources said.
4
Probably didn't want to
give
up
work time to go to court.
5
He didn't
give
up
when others said he'd already lost, Corvan said.
To accept as inevitable.
submit
reconcile
Usage of
resign
in English
1
The minister said she saw no reason to
resign
as Broadcasting Minister.
2
The following year the ANC's National Executive Committee forced Mbeki to
resign
.
3
The President was the first American leader to
resign
,
therefore avoiding impeachment.
4
In the days after I will
resign
as prime minister, Muscat said.
5
He could also
resign
and try to put together a new government.
6
If convicted of criminal charges, state law would require Kane to
resign
.
7
I think she needs to
resign
over this matter, Ms Copland said.
8
If the government loses such a vote it is forced to
resign
.
9
TODAY, Ian Paisley will
resign
as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
10
Six newspapers in his home state have called on him to
resign
.
11
After today you must
resign
and lose yourself among your people again.
12
Then reports suggested that Zuma has been given 48 hours to
resign
.
13
Despite a swift reversal, protesters still demand that Pakistan's law minister
resign
.
14
On Monday, he said he had come under intense pressure to
resign
.
15
He or she must
resign
if the vote of confidence is lost.
16
Raja was forced to
resign
and later arrested over the auditor's report.
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resign
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
resign from
resign immediately
resign last
resign now
resign when
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Translations for
resign
Portuguese
resignar
exonerar-se
demitir-se
renunciar
demitir
abandonar
Spanish
dimitir
dejar
renunciar
liberar
Catalan
alliberar
deslliurar
renunciar
Resign
through the time
Resign
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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