Usage Note
Démissionner specifically means resigning from a job or post voluntarily; it is not used for being fired (licencier). The noun démission means resignation, and donner sa démission ('to hand in one's resignation') is the standard formal phrase.
Examples
"Il a décidé de démissionner de son poste."
Natural Translation
He decided to resign from his position.
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