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verb
Give up or retire from a position:— The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month.
synonyms: quit, resign, step down.
is a specific kind of: depart, leave, pull up stakes.
is a broader term that covers: give up, renounce, resign, vacate | retire | top out | fall.
is the opposite of: take office.
derivation: resignation | resignation.
Dutch: aftreden, terugtreden
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