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relinquish position

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  • relinquish — verb (T) formal to let someone else have your position, power, or rights, especially unwillingly: The Duke was obliged to relinquish all rights and claims to the territory. | relinquish sth to sb: He refused to relinquish sovereignty to his son.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • relinquish — UK [rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms relinquish : present tense I/you/we/they relinquish he/she/it relinquishes present participle relinquishing past tense relinquished past participle relinquished formal to give up your power,… …   English dictionary

  • relinquish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English relinquisshen, from Anglo French relinquiss , stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re + linquere to leave more at loan Date: 15th century 1. to withdraw or retreat from ; leave… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • relinquish — re|lin|quish [ rə lıŋkwıʃ ] verb transitive FORMAL to give up your power, position, or an advantage, especially when you do not want to do this: She was forced to relinquish her leadership. relinquish your hold on something (=to lose control of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • relinquish — re|lin|quish [rıˈlıŋkwıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind , from linquere to leave ] formal to let someone else have your position, power, or rights, especially unwillingly = ↑give up …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • relinquish a position — give up a position …   English contemporary dictionary

  • relinquish — [rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] verb [T] formal to give up your power, position, or an advantage …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …   Universalium

  • Calendar of 1996 — ▪ 1997 JANUARY JANUARY 1       King Fahd cedes power       Still experiencing the effects of a stroke suffered in November 1995, Saudi Arabia s King Fahd, who also held the post of prime minister, ceded temporary power to Crown Prince Abdullah,… …   Universalium

  • give up — verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (Freq. 9) you ve forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property • Syn: ↑forfeit, ↑throw overboard, ↑waiv …   Useful english dictionary

  • Vance v. Terrazas — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Vance v. Terrazas ArgueDate=October 30 ArgueYear=1979 DecideDate=January 15 DecideYear=1980 FullName=Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State v. Laurence J. Terrazas USVol=444 USPage=252 Citation=100 S. Ct. 540; 62 L. Ed. 2d 461 Prior …   Wikipedia

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