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the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position)
The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.
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Recent Examples of resignations
High-profile resignations, including those of his police commissioner and multiple deputy mayors, have been accompanied by separate corruption probes.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Since then, the Adams administration has been enveloped by a series of searches and seizures from investigators, leading to the resignations of top officials, including his police commissioner, schools chancellor, multiple deputy mayors and his director of Asian affairs.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Since then, the Adams administration has been beset by searches and seizures conducted by investigators, resulting in the resignations of several high-ranking officials, including the police commissioner, schools chancellor, multiple deputy mayors and the director of Asian affairs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The immediate aftermath included a public protest as well as the resignations of five trustees and four members of the non-governing, community advocacy-forward Board of Governors.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
Leadership plays a key role in assigning members to influential committees, and changes can occur mid-term due to resignations, removals, or other vacancies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Lewis-Martin’s departure follows a string of high-level City Hall resignations since September amid multiple investigations.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The district has already reduced more than 40 staff positions in the last two years, mostly through retirements and resignations, and will need to cut from its staff even more to accommodate the levy failure.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
The potential fallout includes employee pushback resulting in resignations.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Since then, the Adams administration has been enveloped by a series of searches and seizures from investigators, leading to the resignations of top officials, including his police commissioner, schools chancellor, multiple deputy mayors and his director of Asian affairs.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Since then, the Adams administration has been beset by searches and seizures conducted by investigators, resulting in the resignations of several high-ranking officials, including the police commissioner, schools chancellor, multiple deputy mayors and the director of Asian affairs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The immediate aftermath included a public protest as well as the resignations of five trustees and four members of the non-governing, community advocacy-forward Board of Governors.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
Leadership plays a key role in assigning members to influential committees, and changes can occur mid-term due to resignations, removals, or other vacancies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Lewis-Martin’s departure follows a string of high-level City Hall resignations since September amid multiple investigations.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The district has already reduced more than 40 staff positions in the last two years, mostly through retirements and resignations, and will need to cut from its staff even more to accommodate the levy failure.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
The potential fallout includes employee pushback resulting in resignations.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignations
departures
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The departures of Gillespie, Rice, Gapare and Young leave Maryland with a depleted roster.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Mar. 2025
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One of the key departures, without a replacement, was backup quarterback Cooper Rush.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2025
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