Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
demimondaine
demimonde
demineralize
Deming
demirelief
demise
demised premises
demisemiquaver
demission
demist
demister
demit
demitasse
Demiurge
demiurge
demivierge
demivolte
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

demission
de·mis·sion [ di mísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
resignation from public office: resignation from an important official post
[Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin dimission- "dismissal" < past participle of dimittere (see demit)]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft