Step Down (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The CEO will step down from her position to make way for her successor next year.
- After being in office for over a decade, the long-serving chairman decided to step down and retire.
- Following the company's financial struggles, the president stepped down as an attempt to restore investor confidence.
- Amidst the growing criticism, the Mayor announced her decision to step down at the end of her term.
- The Prime Minister stepped down from office earlier today, paving the way for her party's newly elected leader to take over.
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Meaning 2
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..