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Stand aside

verb

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  1. 1
    To step sideways to make a space for someone else.

    "Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through."

  2. 2
    To resign a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.

    "It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job."

  3. 3
    To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.

    "The minister will stand aside during the investigation."

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