Definition of "resignation" []

• The act or an instance of resigning. (noun)
• An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or an office. (noun)
• Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission. See Synonyms at patience. (noun)

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• "The firm's news release was uncommonly blunt: "Mr. DuGan said that his resignation is a based on a disagreement with respect to the degree of authority and control of the chairman and a disagreement with the chairman on strategic direction.""
• "The implication that her resignation is a '+' - not really true."
• "As Howard Dean shared on Sunday "his resignation is a loss to the Country""