Definition of Resign

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Resign

To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively.

To relinquish; to abandon.

To commit to the care of; to consign.

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Resign Quotations

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
Richard M. Nixon

I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does.
David Bowie

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
Henri Frederic Amiel

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left.
Jorge Luis Borges

Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
Donald Rumsfeld

I am a President held prisoner, that I haven't resigned and I will not resign.
Hugo Chavez

If I had to resign every time the Cabinet disagrees with me, I could not last as a Defense Minister one week.
Moshe Dayan

He has no right to his life when his duty calls him to resign it. Other men are bound... to deprive him of life or liberty, if that should appear in any case to be indispensably necessary to prevent a greater evil.
William Godwin

I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
Eduard Shevardnadze

Resign Translations

resign in Dutch is neerleggen, bedanken, afstand doen
resign in Finnish is alistua
resign in Italian is farsi indietro
resign in Portuguese is renuncie
resign in Spanish is desistir, dimitir

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