Definition

1. Verb:
   • To relieve (someone) of their duties; to dismiss from a position: The act of officially removing someone from their job, role, or official functions, often implying a release from responsibility or authority.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hội đồng quản trị đã quyết định giải nhiệm giám đốc tài chính. (The board of directors decided to relieve the CFO of his duties.)
  • Sau vụ bê bối, ông ấy bị giải nhiệm khỏi chức vụ bộ trưởng. (After the scandal, he was dismissed from his position as minister.)

Advanced Usage

• "giải nhiệm một cách chính thức": to formally relieve/dismiss.
  • Viên chức đó đã bị giải nhiệm một cách chính thức sau cuộc điều tra. (That official was formally dismissed after the investigation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cách chức: to dismiss, to remove from office (often implies a disciplinary action or demotion).
• Miễn nhiệm: to relieve of duty (can be neutral or voluntary, like a resignation being accepted).
• Sa thải: to fire, to sack (common in employment contexts, often for cause).
• Buộc thôi việc: to force to resign, to compel to leave a job.

Synonyms

• Relieve (of duties): To free someone from their responsibilities.
• Dismiss: To remove someone from a job or position.
• Remove (from office): To take someone out of an official position.

Related Phrases

• Quyết định giải nhiệm: dismissal decision.
  • Quyết định giải nhiệm được đưa ra sau cuộc họp kín. (The dismissal decision was made after a closed-door meeting.)
• Bị giải nhiệm: to be relieved of duties.
  • Nhiều quan chức đã bị giải nhiệm vì tham nhũng. (Many officials have been dismissed for corruption.)

Notes on Usage

• Formality: "Giải nhiệm" is a formal term, typically used in official, governmental, corporate, or organizational contexts.
• Connotation: It often carries a neutral to negative connotation, usually initiated by an authority (like a board, committee, or government) rather than being a voluntary resignation. It focuses on the act of releasing someone from their functions.

1. free (somebody) from his (her) functions