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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The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Imposing sanctions on the IRGC while decertifying the deal has obscured the United States’ intentions.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2017
Last month, labor board officials dismissed a petition by a worker seeking to decertify the union at the first union store in Massachusetts because of a pending complaint against the company there.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Imposing sanctions on the IRGC while decertifying the deal has obscured the United States’ intentions.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2017
Last month, labor board officials dismissed a petition by a worker seeking to decertify the union at the first union store in Massachusetts because of a pending complaint against the company there.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 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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