Defect and Resign

Defect

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

Resign and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resign" instead a verb "Defect".

Resign

Resign verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.

Defect and resign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Resign".

Nearby Words: resignation, resigning

Common collocations

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