as in to abdicate
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration
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as in to leave
to give up (a job or office)
resigned from the company after the news broke that he had been falsifying financial statements for years
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Though initially aligned with Bovo, Rodriguez now claims political independence, distancing himself from current interim Mayor Jacqueline Garcia-Roves, who took office after Bovo resigned in April to become a lobbyist.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Trump fired both Slaughter and Democrat Alvaro Bedoya, but Bedoya later resigned formally, so the court case is centered on Slaughter's claim only.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Mitchell, a member of the state Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party who was elected in 2022, resigned from office a week after a jury convicted her in July of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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He was initially suspended over the unauthorized post, then asked to resign, and ultimately fired.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Though initially aligned with Bovo, Rodriguez now claims political independence, distancing himself from current interim Mayor Jacqueline Garcia-Roves, who took office after Bovo resigned in April to become a lobbyist.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Trump fired both Slaughter and Democrat Alvaro Bedoya, but Bedoya later resigned formally, so the court case is centered on Slaughter's claim only.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Mitchell, a member of the state Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party who was elected in 2022, resigned from office a week after a jury convicted her in July of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Resign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resign. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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