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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tuìwèi
"他决定退位，让年轻一代接管。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An act of resigning from a position or relinquishing responsibility in favor of someone else.
"His sudden step-aside surprised the entire board of directors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'step aside', originating in Middle English as a combination of 'stepen' and 'aside', originally denoting physical movement to make room, later extended metaphorically to resigning from a position.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "step-aside" is said worldwide
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retrait
Transliteration: retrait
"Son retrait a permis à une nouvelle génération de diriger."
Rücktritt
Transliteration: Rücktritt
"Sein Rücktritt überraschte die Parteimitglieder."
farsi da parte
Transliteration: farsi da parte
"Il suo farsi da parte ha aperto la strada a nuove idee."
retirada
Transliteration: retirada
"Su retirada de la contienda política fue inesperada."
afastamento
Transliteration: afastamento
"O afastamento dele surpreendeu a todos."
पद त्याग
Transliteration: pad tyag
"उनके पद त्याग ने नए नेतृत्व का मार्ग प्रशस्त किया।"
退位
Transliteration: tuìwèi
"他决定退位，让年轻一代接管。"
퇴진
Transliteration: toejin
"그의 전격적인 퇴진은 큰 파장을 일으켰다."
身を引き
Transliteration: mi o hiki
"彼の突然の身引きが組織に影響を与えた。"
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