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resign from government — give up a position in government … English contemporary dictionary
resign — re‧sign [rɪˈzaɪn] verb [intransitive, transitive] JOBS to officially leave a job, position etc through your own choice, rather than being told to leave: • The vice president resigned his post last week. resign as • One director recently resigned… … Financial and business terms
resign — 01. Some people think President Bill Clinton should have [resigned] because of his sex scandal. 02. The Prime Minister regretfully accepted the [resignation] of his Finance Minister. 03. Charlotte [resigned] from her position as president of the… … Grammatical examples in English
resign */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈzaɪn] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms resign : present tense I/you/we/they resign he/she/it resigns present participle resigning past tense resigned past participle resigned to state formally that you are leaving a job… … English dictionary
resign — v. 1) (D; intr.) to resign from (she resigned from her job) 2) (d; refl.) to resign to (he resigned himself to his fate) * * * [ˌriː saɪn] (d; refl.) to resign to (he resigned himself to his fate) (D; intr.) to resign from (she resigned from her… … Combinatory dictionary
resign — re|sign W3 [rıˈzaın] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: resigner, from Latin resignare to unseal, cancel, give back , from signare; SIGN2] 1.) to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization… … Dictionary of contemporary English
resign — re|sign [ rı zaın ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to state formally that you are leaving a job permanently: It now seems clear that she will resign her directorship immediately. resign from: He made it clear that he was not resigning from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
resign — /ri zuyn /, v.i. 1. to give up an office or position, often formally (often fol. by from): to resign from the presidency. 2. to submit; yield: to resign before the inevitable. v.t. 3. to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally. 4. to… … Universalium
resign — [[t]rɪza͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ resigns, resigning, resigned 1) VERB If you resign from a job or position, you formally announce that you are leaving it. A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job... [V n] Mr Robb resigned his… … English dictionary
Resign-to-run laws — are laws in several juridictions in democracies where a current office holder cannot run for another office.=Rationale and Advantages= * Campaigning may be time consuming; campaigners may short change their jobs while running for another office.… … Wikipedia
