resignation

/ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃən/ noun

Definition

LEAVE JOB [C, U] › when someone tells their employer that they are leaving their job: a letter of resignation I handed in my resignation yesterday.

ACCEPT [U] › when you accept something that you do not like because you cannot easily change it

(Definition of resignation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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