decertify
verb
de·cer·ti·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī 
decertified; decertifying; decertifies
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
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Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The security breach caused Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, to decertify voting machines, costing Mesa County over $96,000 for replacements.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 July 2024
For instance, workers at a unionized Nissan facility in Somerset, New Jersey, are in the process of decertifying from the UAW.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
The company argues the allegations are being used as a distraction by UFW from the numerous workers pushing to decertify the union.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The security breach caused Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, to decertify voting machines, costing Mesa County over $96,000 for replacements.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 July 2024
For instance, workers at a unionized Nissan facility in Somerset, New Jersey, are in the process of decertifying from the UAW.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
The company argues the allegations are being used as a distraction by UFW from the numerous workers pushing to decertify the union.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
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decertify
transitive verb
de·cer·ti·fy
dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī
decertified; decertifying
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
decertified the class action suit
especially
: to withdraw the certification of (a labor union) as a collective bargaining agent
petitions to decertify the union
Note: The National Labor Relations Board will decertify a union after an election in which the majority of members do not support the union or after participation in an illegal strike.
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