What does démission in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word démission in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use démission in French.

The word démission in French means resignation, abdication, parental failure to take responsibility, tender your resignation, hand in your resignation. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word démission

resignation

nom féminin (acte de quitter son travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a remis sa démission pour aller à la concurrence.
She handed in her resignation in order to go and work for the competition.

abdication

nom féminin (figuré (abdication, perte d'autorité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans cette famille la démission des parents est totale.
In this family, the parents' abdication is total.

parental failure to take responsibility

nom féminin (manque d'autorité parentale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tender your resignation, hand in your resignation

locution verbale (démissionner)

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