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{
"term": "resignation",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of giving up your job or position; the occasion when you do this",
"labels": "(British English)(British English)(North American English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(both especially British English)(especially North American English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a letter of resignation"
},
{
"text": "There were calls for her resignation from the board of directors."
},
{
"text": "Further resignations are expected."
},
{
"text": "The defeat led to his resignation as team manager."
},
{
"text": "His resignation announcement was widely expected."
},
{
"text": "Illness forced his resignation from the squad."
},
{
"text": "My resignation is effective from May 1."
},
{
"text": "The accusation prompted the resignation of the cabinet minister."
},
{
"text": "The protesters called for his immediate resignation."
},
{
"text": "The protesters called for the immediate resignation of the minister."
},
{
"text": "her resignation as party leader"
}
],
"topics": ["Working life"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["immediate", "shock", "sudden"],
"verb + resignation": ["hand in", "submit", "tender"],
"resignation + verb": ["be effective", "become effective"],
"resignation + noun": ["letter", "announcement", "speech"],
"preposition": ["resignation as", "resignation from"],
"phrases": [
"a call for somebody’s resignation",
"a letter of resignation",
"resignation on (the) grounds of something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a letter, for example to your employers, to say that you are giving up your job or position",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **offer/hand in/tender your resignation**"
},
{
"text": "We haven't received his resignation yet."
},
{
"text": "She handed in her resignation following the dispute over company policy."
},
{
"text": "She has refused to accept the resignation of her deputy."
},
{
"text": "She tendered her resignation on grounds of ill health."
}
],
"topics": ["Working life"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["immediate", "shock", "sudden"],
"verb + resignation": ["hand in", "submit", "tender"],
"resignation + verb": ["be effective", "become effective"],
"resignation + noun": ["letter", "announcement", "speech"],
"preposition": ["resignation as", "resignation from"],
"phrases": [
"a call for somebody’s resignation",
"a letter of resignation",
"resignation on (the) grounds of something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the quality of being willing to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation that you cannot change",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They accepted their defeat with resignation."
},
{
"text": "He shrugged his shoulders with a look of resignation."
},
{
"text": "She spoke with resignation."
},
{
"text": "Hearing that the train was running late, he sighed in weary resignation."
},
{
"text": "resignation to fate"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["weary", "quiet"],
"preposition": ["in resignation", "with resignation", "resignation to"],
"phrases": ["a look of resignation", "a sigh of resignation"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃn/",
"audio": "re/resignation/resignation__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃn/",
"audio": "re/resignation/resignation__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin resignatio(n-), from resignare ‘unseal, cancel’, from re- ‘back’ + signare ‘sign, seal’."
}