All 21 Uses
resignation
in
All the King's Men
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- He resigned as Attorney General to become counsel and vice-president for the American Electric Power Company,
Chpt 5 *resigned = quit (a job)
- I am resigned to it all now, Jack.
Chpt 10 *resigned = having accepted something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
- I'm resigning in favor of MacMurfee.†
Chpt 2
- "Maybe I'll resign," I said in my whimsey, then for a split second, with a surprising flash in my head like the flash of a photographer's bulb, I thought maybe I would.†
Chpt 3
- Then he began to dictate: "Dear Governor Stark,—because of ill health—which renders it difficult for me to attend conscientiously—" The Boss interrupted himself, saying, "Be sure you put that conscientiously in now, you wouldn't want to leave that out," and then continued in the business voice—"to the duties of my position as Auditor—I wish to offer my resignation—to take effect as soon after the above date—as you can relieve me."†
Chpt 3
- But you know, Byram—why I didn't get one of those undated resignations from you from the start I don't know.†
Chpt 3
- He could have put a date on that resignation and handed it to me.†
Chpt 3
- "I am offering my resignation as Attorney General," he said.†
Chpt 3
- After Jefferson Davis had come back to Mississippi, having resigned from the Senate, and had accepted the command of the troops of Mississippi with the rank of Major General, Cass called upon him, at the request of Gilbert.†
Chpt 4
- Well, he was in with me—yeah, Attorney General—and he resigned.†
Chpt 6
- He resigned because he wanted to keep his little hands clean.†
Chpt 6
- He was like somebody that just loves beefsteak but just can't bear to go to a slaughter pen because there are some bad, rough men down there who aren't animal lovers and who ought to be reported to the S.P.C.A. Well, he resigned.†
Chpt 6
- "Yeah," the Boss said, "he resigned.†
Chpt 6
- I could have simply resigned, of course, but if you simply drop out or resign, you might be able to come back.†
Chpt 7
- I could have simply resigned, of course, but if you simply drop out or resign, you might be able to come back.†
Chpt 7
- When he had finished, he swung round to Anne, and announced that he had just written his resignation.†
Chpt 8
- But I knew what she had meant, even as her voice, lower and steadier now, and at the same time more resigned, resumed to say, "Yes, he'll think of something.†
Chpt 8
- A couple more of the fellows came by, and then Morrisey, who had followed Hugh Miller a long time back as Attorney General, after Miller's resignation.†
Chpt 9
- She was silent for a moment, then said, "I am resigned now.†
Chpt 10
- I am resigned now, by God's help.†
Chpt 10
- Then after I was resigned, God gave me something so I could live.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(resignation as in: submitted her resignation) to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act
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(2)
(resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) To resign can also more specifically mean to surrender or give up as in "I was clearly going to lose the chess game, so I resigned;" or "She resigned all pretense."