as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of decertify
In 2021, California joined other states in enacting legislation that created a process for decertifying police officers for serious misconduct, to prevent those who are fired or resign during misconduct investigations from moving to another police agency.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, in all collective bargaining negotiations since 1998, MLB players theoretically had the option of decertifying the union and pursuing an antitrust class action lawsuit.
DEFCON What?
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The panel voted not to decertify Rogers and Hardgrave, leaving both able to work in law enforcement in Arkansas.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition, the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training declined to decertify a fourth former Johnson County deputy who contested the request.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, in all collective bargaining negotiations since 1998, MLB players theoretically had the option of decertifying the union and pursuing an antitrust class action lawsuit.
DEFCON What?
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The panel voted not to decertify Rogers and Hardgrave, leaving both able to work in law enforcement in Arkansas.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition, the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training declined to decertify a fourth former Johnson County deputy who contested the request.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
Verb
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He was sentenced to death, but that was commuted to life in prison after California’s Supreme Court invalidated all death sentences prior to 1972.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Tatiana Pino, who has spent the past two years in the throes of a contentious divorce case with her husband of 30 years, is now contesting the will, claiming that her husband’s attempts to have her killed betrayed an unstable mental condition that should invalidate the document altogether.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But the president soon changed his tune when South Carolina claimed authority to nullify federal tariffs.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
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Often, leaders provide answers and high-level direction, which can leave team members feeling diminished and nullify their ideas.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Lula’s Workers’ Party filed a suit, based on her reporting, that argued that Bolsonaro’s online manipulations disqualified his candidacy.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits and some projections suggest its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify the New Democrats as an official national party.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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