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Relinquish
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handover
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Handover , in the political-historical sense, often refers to the transfer of power of former colonies (particularly those of former British colonies ) to the local people. The term was also used for the transfer of the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone to ...
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n. act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Arrangements for the handover of prisoners have been made. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Allowing time for handover and meal breaks, what is the optimum time required for the afternoon overlap of shifts? ▪ Does the shift overlap ...
Usage examples of handover.
Unofficially, the Canal administration is in such a flux from the handover, what with your Yanquis going out one door and your Panamanians coming in tike other, that she's one of the few with a clear head who can tell them the score.