noun
1 giving up your job; letter of resignation
ADJECTIVE
▪ immediate
▪ shock ( BrE ), sudden , surprise , unexpected ( esp. BrE )
▪ forced
▪ mass
VERB + RESIGNATION
▪ hand in , submit , tender
▪
She handed in her ~ following the dispute over company policy.
▪ announce
▪ withdraw
▪ offer (sb) , proffer ( formal )
▪ threaten
▪ lead to , prompt , provoke ( BrE )
▪
The accusation prompted the ~ of the party leader.
▪ force
▪
Illness forced his ~ from the team.
▪ call for , demand
▪
The protesters called for his immediate ~.
▪ accept
▪
She has refused to accept the ~ of her deputy.
▪ reject
RESIGNATION + VERB
▪ be effective , become effective
▪
My ~ is effective from May 1.
RESIGNATION + NOUN
▪ letter
▪ announcement
▪
His ~ announcement was widely expected.
▪ speech , statement
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ as
▪
her ~ as party leader
▪ ~ from
▪
A scandal led to his ~ from office.
PHRASES
▪ a call for sb's ~
▪ a letter of ~
▪ ~ on (the) grounds of sth ( BrE )
▪
~ on grounds of ill health
2 willingness to accept a difficult situation
ADJECTIVE
▪ weary
▪ quiet
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Hearing that the train was running late, he sighed in weary ~.
▪ with ~
▪
She spoke with ~.
▪ ~ to
▪
~ to fate
PHRASES
▪ a look of ~ , a sigh of ~