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resignation
Noun
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Resignation is the act of resigning.
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A resignation is a document someone's intention to resign.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
government
Noun
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A government is a group of people who make the laws and control a country or other place.
The local government announced a 5% cut in taxes.