step down

See also: stepdown and step-down

English[edit]

step down (third-person singular simple present steps down, present participle stepping down, simple past and past participle stepped down)

(idiomatic) To resign from office; to abdicate.
Coordinate term: step aside
- 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian‎^[1]:
  She now wants to be a Paris MP. But Fillon wants the same Paris seat when he steps down, after next year's election. Both have their eye on the main prize: running for Paris mayor in 2014.
- 2022 September 21, Mel Holley, “MPs debate Avanti West Coast future as MD departs”, in RAIL, number 966, page 14:
  Late on the previous Friday (September 2), AWC had announced that Managing Director Phil Whittingham "has decided to step down with effect from September 15".
To gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.

to resign from office

to gradually reduce something