resignation

Redirected from "Resigns"

Did you mean: resignation, resign, resign, Glossary of chess

Dictionary: res·ig·na·tion (rĕz'ĭg-nā'shən) pronunciation

The act or an instance of resigning.
An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or an office.
Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission. See synonyms at patience.

Search unanswered questions...

Browse: Unanswered questions | Most-recent questions | Reference library

Thesaurus: resignation

Top

noun

A giving up of a possession, claim, or right: abandonment, abdication, demission, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, waiver. See keep/release.
The capacity of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint: forbearance, long-suffering, patience, tolerance. See accept/reject.

Antonyms: resignation

Top

Definition: endurance, passivity
Antonyms: impatience, intolerance, resistance

n

Definition: relinquishment of responsibility
Antonyms: agreement, taking on

Quotes About: Resignation

Top

Quotes:

"At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice." - Maya Angelou

"Fatalism is the lazy man's way of accepting the inevitable." - Natalie Clifford Barney

"Make sense who may. I switch off." - Samuel Beckett

"Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, conscious, and informed by love, is the only one of our feelings for which it is impossible to become a sham." - Joseph Conrad

"Give up the feeling of responsibility, let go your hold, resign the care of your destiny to higher powers, be genuinely indifferent as to what becomes of it all and you will find not only that you gain a perfect inward relief, but often also, in addition, the particular goods you sincerely thought you were renouncing." - William James

"Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." - Thomas Jefferson

See more famous quotes about Resignation

Wikipedia: Resignation

Top

For other uses, see Resignation (disambiguation).

A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position. It can also refer to the act of admitting defeat in a game like chess, indicated by the resigning player declaring "I resign", turning his king on its side, extending his hand, or stopping the chess clock.^[1] A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term is not considered resignation. When an employee chooses to leave a position it is considered a resignation, as opposed to termination, which occurs when the employee involuntarily loses a job. Whether an employee resigned or was terminated is sometimes a topic of dispute, because in many situations a terminated employee is eligible for severance pay and/or unemployment benefits, whereas one who voluntarily resigns may not be eligible. Abdication is the equivalent of resignation of a reigning monarch or pope, or other holder of a non-political, hereditary or similar position.

A resignation is a personal decision to exit a position, though outside pressure exists in many cases. For example, Richard Nixon resigned from the office of President of the United States in 1974 following the Watergate scandal, when he was almost certain to have been impeached by the United States Congress.

Resignation can be used politically, as in the Philippines during July 2005 when ten cabinet officials resigned in order to put pressure on President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to do the same over allegations of electoral fraud. Alternatively, resignation as a procedure may be used as a political manoeuvre. In 1995, the British Prime Minister, John Major, resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party in order to contest a leadership election with the aim of silencing his critics within the party and reasserting his authority. Having resigned, he stood again and was re-elected.

Although government officials may tender their resignations, they are not always accepted. This could be a gesture of confidence in the official, as with US President George W. Bush's refusal of his Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's twice-offered resignation during the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. However, refusing a resignation can be a method of severe censure if it is followed by dismissal; Alberto Fujimori attempted to resign as President of Peru but his resignation was refused in order that Congress could fire him.

For many public figures, primarily departing politicians, resignation is an opportunity to deliver a valedictory resignation speech in which they can elucidate the circumstances of their exit from office and in many cases deliver a powerful speech which often commands much attention. This can be used to great political effect, particularly as, subsequent to resigning, government ministers are no longer bound by collective responsibility and can speak with greater freedom about current issues.

List of resignations

Main article: List of resignations

Notes

^ Law 5.1 of the FIDE Laws of Chess provides that, "The game is won by the player whose opponent declares he resigns." However, "In international play very few masters actually say the words 'I resign.' Some tap their king on the board as a sign of concession. Other just extend their hand for a shake to signify surrender. Others simply stop their side of the chess clock." Andy Soltis, Chess to Enjoy, Stein and Day, 1978, p. 60. ISBN 0-8128-6059-4.

v • d • e Employment

Classifications	Casual/Contingent • Full-time • Part-time • Self-employed/Independent contractor • Temporary • Wage labour

Hiring	Employment counsellor • Application • Background Check • Cover letter • Drug testing • Contract • Interview • Job hunting • Job fraud • Probation • Referral • Recruiter (Employment agency • Executive search) • Résumé/Curriculum Vitæ (CV) • Work-at-home scheme • Selection criteria

Roles	Internship • Job • Numerary • Permanent • Permatemp • Supernumerary • Supervisor • Volunteer

Attendance	Break • Furlough • Leave of absence • Long service leave • No call, no show • Sick leave

Schedules	35-hour workweek • Eight-hour day • Flextime plan • Four-day week • Overtime • Retroactive overtime • Shift work • Telecommuting • Workweek • Working time

Wages	Living wage • Maximum wage • Minimum wage • Overtime rate • Paid time off • Performance-related pay • Salary • Salary cap • Working poor

Benefits	Annual leave • Sick leave • Parental leave • Health insurance • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Take-home vehicle

Health & safety	Ergonomics • Industrial injury • Occupational disease • Sick building syndrome • Work accident (Occupational fatality) • Workplace noise • Workplace stress • Workplace wellness • Work-life balance • Workers' compensation

Equality	Affirmative action • Equal pay for women

Infractions	Employee handbook • Evaluation • Sexual harassment • Sleeping while on duty • Workplace bullying • Workplace surveillance

Willingness	Job satisfaction • Workaholic • Work aversion disorder • Work ethic • Wage slavery• Refusal of work

Termination	At-will employment • Constructive dismissal • Firing • Layoff • Letter of resignation • Resignation • Retirement • Severance package • Types of unemployment • Unemployment • Unemployment benefits • Wrongful dismissal

Miscellaneous	Overqualification • Underemployment • Unemployment rates

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Donate to Wikimedia

Translations: Resignation

Top

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fratrædelse, tilbagetræden, resignation

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontslag, berusting

Français (French)
n. - démission, résignation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Amtsniederlegung, Resignation, Verzicht, Rücktritt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (έγγραφη) παραίτηση, εγκαρτέρηση, υποταγή, υπομονή

Italiano (Italian)
rassegnazione, dimissioni

Português (Portuguese)
n. - demissão (f), renúncia (f)

Русский (Russian)
покорность, заявление об отставке

Español (Spanish)
n. - resignación, conformidad, dimisión, renuncia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avgång, avskedsansökan, undergivenhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辞职, 辞呈, 放弃, 听任, 顺从

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 辭職, 辭呈, 放棄, 聽任, 順從

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사직 , 사표, 체념

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 辞職, 辞任, 辞表, 放棄, 服従, 諦め

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إستقاله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התפטרות, ויתור, מכתב התפטרות, הכנעה, השלמה‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.

Redirected from "Resigns"

Did you mean: resignation, resign, resign, Glossary of chess

Learn More

	Vest (business term)
	resigner
	A Tangled Webb, Part I: JAG (TV Episode) (2002 TV Episode)

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights:

		Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more
		Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more
		Antonyms. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved. Read more
		Quotes About. Copyright © 2005 QuotationsBook.com. All rights reserved. Read more
		Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Resignation". Read more
		Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more

resignation

List of resignations

See also

Notes