Definition

1. Noun:
   • A formal document stating one's intention to leave a job or position: "Resignation" refers to a written statement submitted to an employer or superior to officially announce one's decision to quit.
   • The act of resigning from a job or position: It also means the act of voluntarily leaving a job, office, or post.
   • Acceptance of something undesirable without protest; passive submission: In a broader sense, "resignation" describes a state of accepting a difficult or unpleasant situation with a sense of inevitability and without resistance.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Formal Document):

  • She handed in her resignation to the board of directors.
  • His resignation letter was brief and professional.

• Noun (Act of Quitting):

  • The manager's sudden resignation surprised the entire team.
  • After the scandal, the minister announced his resignation.

• Noun (Acceptance/Submission):

  • He faced his illness with quiet resignation.
  • There was a sense of resignation in her voice when she accepted the news.

Advanced Usage

• "with resignation": in a manner that shows acceptance of an unwelcome situation.
  • She sighed with resignation and began the tedious task.
• "letter of resignation": the formal document itself (a common collocation).
  • He drafted his letter of resignation over the weekend.

Variants and Related Words

• Resign (verb): to voluntarily leave a job or position; to accept something as inevitable.
  • He decided to resign from his post.
  • You must resign yourself to the fact that some things cannot be changed.
• Resigned (adjective): having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot change.
  • She had a resigned look on her face.

Synonyms

• Notice (in the context of quitting a job): a formal declaration of intent to leave.
• Abdication: the formal act of giving up a high office (often used for monarchs).
• Acquiescence: passive acceptance or agreement without protest.
• Forbearance: patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

Related Phrases

• To tender one's resignation: a formal phrase meaning to formally offer or submit one's resignation.
  • The CEO was forced to tender his resignation.
• To accept something with resignation: to receive bad news or a difficult situation without fighting it.
  • The defeated team accepted the result with resignation.

Related Idioms

• A resignation to fate: a state of passive acceptance of what life brings, good or bad.
  • In his later years, he lived with a quiet resignation to fate.

Noun

1. a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign
   • he submitted his resignation as of next month
2. the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
3. acceptance of despair