resignation (redirected from resignations)

res·ig·na·tion  (rzg-nshn)

n.

1. The act or an instance of resigning.

2. An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or an office.

3. Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission. See Synonyms at patience.

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resignation

Noun

1. the act of resigning

2. a formal document stating one's intention to resign

3. passive endurance of difficulties: full of quiet resignation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	resignation - acceptance of despair                 surrender despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" defeatism - acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
	2.	resignation - the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) speech act - the use of language to perform some act abdication, stepping down - a formal resignation and renunciation of powers renouncement, renunciation - an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
	3.	resignation - a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month" document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) abdication, stepping down - the act of abdicating

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resignation

noun 1. leaving, notice, retirement, departure, surrender, abandonment, abdication, renunciation, relinquishment

noun 2. acceptance, patience, submission, compliance, endurance, fortitude, passivity, acquiescence, forbearing, sufferance, nonresistance << OPPOSITE resistance

Translations

resignation [rɛzɪgˈneɪʃən] n → dimisión f (= state of mind); resignación f;

to tender one's resignation → presentar la dimisión

resignation [rɛzɪgˈneɪʃən] resign n [from post] → démission f;

(state of mind) → résignation f;

to tender one's resignation → donner sa démission

resignation [rɛzɪgˈneɪʃən] resign n (from post) → Rücktritt m;

(state of mind) → Resignation f;

to tender one's resignation resign → seine Kündigung einreichen

resignation [rɛzɪgˈneɪʃən] n → dimissioni fpl; rassegnazione f;

to tender one's resignation → dare le dimissioni