demit
Relinquish one's position
Demit means to resign or relinquish a position or office, particularly in formal or organizational contexts.
The word appears most often in Freemasonry, where a member demits from a lodge by formally withdrawing membership: He demitted from the lodge after moving to another state.
Outside Masonic usage, the word is rare and archaic.
Voluntarily leave office
- step downVoluntarily leave power
- quitCease doing something
- vacateLeave a place empty
- withdrawRemove or pull away
retire · abdicate · bow out · relinquish · stand down · give notice · depart · exit
Voluntarily give up control
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- cedeFormally surrender possession
- waiveVoluntarily give up entitlement
- renounceFormally give up
forsake · yield · give up · release · disclaim · abandon · disavow · forgo
Formal surrender of power
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- voluntaryDone by choice
- officeProfessional work location
- positionLocation or stance
duty · authority · membership · seat · post · commission · mandate · charter
resign
Voluntarily leave office
withdraw · retire · abdicate · bow out · relinquish · stand down · give notice · depart · exit · hand over
relinquish
Voluntarily give up control
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- cedeFormally surrender possession
- waiveVoluntarily give up entitlement
renounce · forsake · yield · give up · release · disclaim · abandon · disavow · forgo · hand over
abdication
Formal surrender of power
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- voluntaryDone by choice
- officeProfessional work location
position · duty · authority · membership · seat · post · commission · mandate · charter · appointment