stand down

remove oneself as a candidate; descend from the witness stand

Termination of employment refers to the end of an employee's duration with an employer. Depending on the case, the decision may be made by the employee, the employer, or mutually agreed upon by both.
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Noun
1. a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
(synonym) standdown
(hypernym) abeyance, suspension
2. (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
(synonym) standdown
(hypernym) stop, stoppage
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine

Synonyms and related words:
Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, abandon, abdicate, abeyance, armistice, back out, be pensioned, be superannuated, beg off, break, breathing spell, buffer zone, caesura, cease-fire, cooling-off period, cry off, day off, demilitarized zone, demit, depart from, discard, drop, drop out, evacuate, forsake, give up, go back on, hesitation, holiday, hollow truce, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interruption, interval, jettison, jilt, lapse, layoff, leave, leave behind, leave flat, letup, lull, maroon, modus vivendi, neutral territory, pacification, pause, pax in bello, peace, pension off, pull out, quit, quit cold, recess, relinquish, remission, renege, renounce the throne, resign, respite, rest, retire, retire from office, say goodbye to, stand aside, stay, step aside, superannuate, suspension, suspension of hostilities, take leave of, temporary arrangement, throw over, treaty of peace, truce, vacate, vacation, withdraw, withdraw from
  

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