stand down's Usage Examples:

General Fernando Soleti of the Italian African Police, who flew in with Skorzeny, had told them to stand down.

When Mabel asks why the riots were not obstructed by the police, however, Brand admits that the police have been ordered to stand down.

troops were ordered to stand down by Viceroy La Cerna, that the Catacora capitulated.

expenses: Margaret Moran to stand down but insists she did nothing wrong".

She confronts him in the gym about his past and attempts to persuade him to stand down, but Kazuya refuses, especially after Nina and Anna attack again and only barely fail to kill Kazuya.

On 27 June 2008 it was reported that he would stand down due to ill health.

Key was King Juan Carlos I's role, broadcasting a message to Spaniards reassuring them of his personal opposition to the coup and his commitment with democracy and ordering the military rebels to stand down and surrender to constitutional order.

Group A must stand down before the 2013 Annual General Meeting, where they may re-apply for their position.

Timeline of events6 May 2005 – In the aftermath of the 2005 general election Michael Howard announces that there will be a review of the rules for electing a leader and that once this review is complete he will stand down.

Although she had intended to stand down in 2015, she was re-elected in that year"s general election and in 2017.

Roy Cooper to petition the North Carolina Historical Commission for an urgent ruling to relocate Silent Sam, and as a sign of good faith, understanding that the Chancellor is now seeking the quick removal of Silent Sam, we shall stand down for the present.

In 2012, he was ordered to stand down from this position, but re-emerged as a commander in the Houthi-Saleh.

Paul Keetch MP to stand down at General.

Synonyms:

rest, rise, queue up, queue, stand up, uprise, line up, arise, place upright, ramp, stand back, get up,

Antonyms:

sit down, lie, sit, lie down, stand still,