res ‧ ig ‧ na ‧ tion W3 /ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] an occasion when you officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization, or a written statement that says you will be leaving ⇨ notice :
Illness forced his resignation.
Further resignations are expected later this week.
2 . [uncountable] when someone calmly accepts a situation that cannot be changed, even though it is bad:
She gave a sigh of resignation.
with resignation
He accepted her decision with resignation.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ call for somebody's resignation (=publicly ask for it)
After the defeat, there were calls for the coach's resignation.
▪ demand somebody's resignation (=ask for it forcefully)
His political opponents demanded his resignation.
▪ hand in your resignation (=say that you are going to leave an organization)
I'm thinking of handing in my resignation.
▪ offer your resignation ( also tender/submit your resignation formal )
Claire apologized and offered her resignation.
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On the Monday afternoon, Sir John tendered his resignation to the Queen.
▪ accept somebody's resignation
The Prime Minister reluctantly accepted his resignation.
▪ reject/turn down somebody's resignation
Initially, his resignation was rejected.
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He offered his resignation but it was turned down by the Prime Minister.
▪ withdraw your resignation (=say that you will not leave, after having said you would)
The President persuaded him to withdraw his resignation.
■ phrases
▪ a letter of resignation
He immediately wrote a letter of resignation.