demit

The employee decided to demit from his position.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To resign or leave a position, office, or employment: "demit" means to formally give up a job, role, or responsibility, often used in formal or official contexts.

Usage Examples

• (She formally resigned from the board of directors.)
• (He had to leave his official position because of illness.)
• (The director resigned at the end of the financial year.)

Advanced Usage

• "to demit one's office": a formal phrase meaning to resign from an official position.

  • The mayor demitted his office after the scandal. (The mayor resigned from his official role following the scandal.)

• "demit from a society": to withdraw membership from an organization.

  • She demitted from the literary society after moving to another city. (She formally left the society.)

Variants and Related Words

• Demission (noun): the act of resigning or giving up a position.

  • His demission from the committee was unexpected. (His resignation was surprising.)

• Demit can also function as a noun (rare): a resignation or formal departure.

  • He submitted his demit in writing. (He submitted his formal resignation.)

Synonyms

• Resign: to formally leave a job or position.
• Quit: to leave a job or role, often informally.
• Step down: to voluntarily leave a position of power or authority.
• Abdicate: to give up a throne, responsibility, or right (more formal, often used for royalty).

Related Idioms

• Hand in one's notice: to formally announce one's resignation.

  • He handed in his notice after the merger. (He formally resigned.)

• Bow out: to withdraw from a position or competition gracefully.

  • She bowed out of the election race. (She withdrew from the competition.)