relieve sb of their position

relieve sb of their position
relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position, etc.
to take away someone's job or official position because they are not good enough or have done something wrong: »

The governing body is coming under huge pressure to relieve the chairman of his duties.

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Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position — relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position, etc. ► to take away someone s job or official position because they are not good enough or have done something wrong: »The governing body is coming under huge pressure to relieve the chairman… …   Financial and business terms

  • relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position, etc. — relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position, etc. ► to take away someone s job or official position because they are not good enough or have done something wrong: »The governing body is coming under huge pressure to relieve the chairman… …   Financial and business terms

  • relieve sb of their responsibilities/position — relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position, etc. ► to take away someone s job or official position because they are not good enough or have done something wrong: »The governing body is coming under huge pressure to relieve the chairman… …   Financial and business terms

  • relieve sb of their duties — relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position, etc. ► to take away someone s job or official position because they are not good enough or have done something wrong: »The governing body is coming under huge pressure to relieve the chairman… …   Financial and business terms

  • relieve sb of their responsibilities — relieve sb of their duties/responsibilities/position, etc. ► to take away someone s job or official position because they are not good enough or have done something wrong: »The governing body is coming under huge pressure to relieve the chairman… …   Financial and business terms

  • relieve sb of sth — UK US relieve sb of sth Phrasal Verb with relieve({{}}/rɪˈliːv/ verb [T] ► to help someone by taking a problem or difficult task from them so that they no longer have to deal with it: »Japanese lawyer Mika Matsumoto says relieving hard working… …   Financial and business terms

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  • relieve of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms relieve of : present tense I/you/we/they relieve of he/she/it relieves of present participle relieving of past tense relieved of past participle relieved of 1) relieve someone of something formal to take a… …   English dictionary

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