as in to abdicate
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration
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as in to leave
to give up (a job or office)
resigned from the company after the news broke that he had been falsifying financial statements for years
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Since the establishment of the new advisory body in January, thousands of federal workers have been fired or have taken the Trump administration's buyout offers and resigned voluntarily.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The Democratic activists group Pass the Torch on Friday called for Schumer to resign as Senate minority leader.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
But by 2019, she would be demoted and later resigned after accusing Trudeau’s staff of pressuring her to cut a sweetheart legal deal for one of Canada’s largest companies amid a bribery scandal.
—Paula Newton, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jones, who resigned from the Corinth School District on Nov. 21, 2024, was a teacher at Corinth Middle School, the complaint reads.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Since the establishment of the new advisory body in January, thousands of federal workers have been fired or have taken the Trump administration's buyout offers and resigned voluntarily.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The Democratic activists group Pass the Torch on Friday called for Schumer to resign as Senate minority leader.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
But by 2019, she would be demoted and later resigned after accusing Trudeau’s staff of pressuring her to cut a sweetheart legal deal for one of Canada’s largest companies amid a bribery scandal.
—Paula Newton, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Resign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resign. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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