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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demit.

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Examples

  • When this man eventually demits office (willfully or otherwise) he should become a vociferous advocate for disease prevention, e.g. AIDS, STDs, etc.

    Jenny Sanford moving out of governor's mansion 2009

  • In the midst of all the turmoil, he has to consider how and where he will live (you can't stay in the dog house forever), and also what career path he will take when he demits office.

    Business as usual for embattled South Carolina governor 2009

  • Grave, he, in this whirl of things all coming to a press and pinch upon him, loses head, and merely whirls with them, in a totally distracted manner; signing himself at last, 'De Grave, Mayor of Paris:' whereupon he demits, returns over the Channel, to walk in Kensington Gardens;

    The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1838

  • I surmise the position will be advertised when existing Chief Magistrate demits office.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News Q 2010

  • Justice Mr Kapadia, successor to Justice Mr KG Balakrishnan who demits office today, said,

    The Statesman 2010

  • He will take charge as soon as Mr. Narayanan demits office.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • He said the existing employment arrangement is until June of this year, after which he demits office, "if I don't decide otherwise, before that time".

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2009

  • Jagdeo had earlier stated that the Amaila Falls hydropower project would be completed before he demits office.

    Caribbean Net News Daily Headlines 2009

  • Chawla, the senior-most Election Commissioner, was considered as the natural choice for the top post when Gopalaswami demits office on April 20.

    rediff.com 2009

  • Two days before he demits office CEC N Gopalaswami spoke to TOI and said that on Monday he would be sending to the President the Election Commission's opinion on Sonia Gandhi receiving the Belgian honour.

    The Times of India 2009

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