ein Amt niederlegen

to resign/step down from an office

Türkçe: makamdan çekilmek

Noun

Amt n.

Verb

niederlegen

Topic

Arbeit und Beruf

In a sentence

Der Minister legt sein Amt aus gesundheitlichen Gründen nieder.

How it is used

Means 'to resign/step down from an office'. Formal register. Use in politics or business when someone voluntarily leaves a position. Nuance: implies a deliberate, often dignified departure.

Other verbs that go with Amt

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• ein Amt führento hold/conduct an office
• ein Amt ausübento exercise/perform the duties of an office
• ein Amt bekleiden / innehabento hold/occupy an office
• jdn in ein Amt berufento appoint someone to an office

All collocations with Amt

Other collocations built on niederlegen

• das Zepter niederlegento abdicate or step down from power