resignation speech

collocation in English

meaningsofresignationandspeech

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resignation
noun
uk
/ˌrez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌrez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
the act of telling your employer that you are leaving ...
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speech
noun
uk
/spiːtʃ/us
/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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(Definition ofresignationandspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofresignation speech

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The general went on record in hisresignationspeech, which was broadcast, about the dangers inherent as a result of the take-over.
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I would be delighted to circulate myresignationspeech.
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We shall probably hear aresignationspeechfrom him tonight.
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He chose to make hisresignationspeechin a debate in which he could be challenged.
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She should have made herresignationspeechtoday.
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I congratulate him on the quiet and dignified way in which he made hisresignationspeechand personal statement.
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Perhaps that was hisresignationspeechin disguise, or we may wait for that on another occasion.
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In effect, we may have heard not just oneresignationspeechbut two.
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He is writing hisresignationspeech.
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In hisresignationspeech, he mentioned the violation of public rights to be his main reason for resignation.
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Haney agrees to resign and proceeds to give aresignationspeech, claiming to have heart problems.
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When they made their resignation speeches, they said that they were in favour of something that they had always said they opposed.
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