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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Recent Examples of resign
Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Gillett resigned last September.
—Josh Elliott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords in early February, but retained his title of lord.
—Dan Mangan,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Some activists, resigned to losing elections, are aiming merely to rebuild the Party and narrow the gap.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Schwank is an attorney and former career ICE employee who resigned from the immigration agency less than two weeks ago.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Gillett resigned last September.
—Josh Elliott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords in early February, but retained his title of lord.
—Dan Mangan,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Some activists, resigned to losing elections, are aiming merely to rebuild the Party and narrow the gap.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Resign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resign. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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