To resign is to give up your job, your position, or your membership in a group. It usually happens because someone is not happy with the way things are going, or they no longer feel like they are able to do their job well.
He resigned from his job after he was transferred to a different department.
She resigned from the club after she was banned from the club.
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To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
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(by extension) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
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To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
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To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
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To quit (a job or position).
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To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.
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This led to the resignation of the president.
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It is the resignation of the government and its reappointment.
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She resigned at the end of the month.
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As a result of the riot, the headmaster of the school resigned.
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In the storm, the Forsmark CEO chose to resign.
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TV host resigns as rumors swirl.
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His resignation led to the dissolution of the party.
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Esquire Magazine and the Resignation of Admiral Fallon.
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The consequences of his resignation pertain to the election.
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The director of the Department of Corrections was forced to resign.