Word of the Day:
resignation
What It Means
The act of resigning.
A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.
Resignation in Context
“I knew my Cabinet well, and despite Haig's reports that they were all holding firm I knew that there would be great pressure on them all, and great temptations, to make public demands for my resignation. That was something I had to prevent if I possibly could. I was determined not to appear to have...”
Did You Know?
From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.
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