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• n  acceptance of despair
• n  the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
• n  a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign
  he submitted his resignation as of next month

• Farah fought calls for her resignation and prepared herself for a long haul in the face of public antipathy.
• Faced with charges of sleaze and money laundering, David had no option but to tender his resignation.
• The official line on Dino's resignation is that he made the decision on his own, after carefully weighing the pros and cons.

• surrender

News & Articles

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• City attorney submits resignation
  City Attorney Diane Wetherbee has submitted her resignation to the city, Mayor Harry LaRosiliere announced at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
  June 15, 2013 - Plano Courier
• Resignation Shakes Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU) Bears From Slumber
  Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has gotten crushed over the past two days, sparked by the unforeseen resignation of CEO Christine Day...( Read More )
  June 13, 2013 - Schaeffers Research
• Czech opposition demands PM resignation after raids
  PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech republic's centre-left opposition Social Democrats demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Petr Necas on Thursday after organized crime police raided government offices, party chief Bohuslav Sobotka said. "The Social Democrats demand an immediate resignation of the prime minister," Sobotka told reporters. He called for early elections and said his party would ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• President Bush in MTV.com
  Al Gonzales is a man of integrity, decency and principle and I have reluctantly accepted his resignation with great appreciation for the service that he has provided for our country,Bush said from the tarmac of a Texas airfield on his way to...
• Peter Sutherland in MarketWatch
  The board of BP has accepted John's resignation with the deepest regret,Sutherland said, adding, "It is a great tragedy that he should be compelled by his sense of honor to resign in these painful circumstances."
• Mitch McConnell in CNN International
  McConnell said Ensign has "accepted responsibility for his actions and apologized to his family and constituents. He offered, and I accepted, his resignation as chairman of the policy committee."