leave office (v)
quit (v)
step down (v)
resign#5 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def give up or retire from a position
examples The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym leave, depart, pull up stakes
Derivationally related form resign → resignation; resign → resignation
Antonym leave office → take office
Hyponym vacate, resign, renounce, give up; retire; top out; fall
Incoming links
Derivationally related form resignation → resign; resignation → resign
Hypernym vacate, resign, renounce, give up; retire; top out; fall
Hyponym leave, depart, pull up stakes
Antonym take office → leave office

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