resign (v.)
- abandon
- abdicate
- abjure
- accede
- accept
- acquiesce
- assent
- cease
- cede
- circulate
- comply
- consent
- deliver
- desist
- discontinue
- disgorge
- distribute
- drop
- dump
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- forward
- go
- hand
- leave
- obey
- pass
- quit
- reach
- recant
- release
- relent
- relinquish
- render
- renounce
- retire
- retract
- sacrifice
- spare
- stop
- submit
- succumb
- superannuate
- surrender
- take
- terminate
- transfer
- vacate
- waive
- yield
If a due participation of office is a matter of right, how are vacancies to be obtained? Those by death are few; by resignation, none.