disaffiliate
verb
dis·af·fil·i·ate
ˌdis-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt 
disaffiliated; disaffiliating; disaffiliates
: to terminate an affiliation
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Dixie Brewster, a delegate from the Great Plains Conference covering Kansas and Nebraska, called for a path for her fellow conservatives to disaffiliate smoothly.
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Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
Some pointed out there are other ways that congregations and entire conferences can still disaffiliate — noting that the General Conference last week approved the departure of some churches in the former Soviet Union — though others say this is overly burdensome.
—Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
In 1914, for example, the white founders of the Assemblies of God, USA decided to disaffiliate from the predominantly Black Church of God in Christ.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
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Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
Some pointed out there are other ways that congregations and entire conferences can still disaffiliate — noting that the General Conference last week approved the departure of some churches in the former Soviet Union — though others say this is overly burdensome.
—Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
In 1914, for example, the white founders of the Assemblies of God, USA decided to disaffiliate from the predominantly Black Church of God in Christ.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
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“Disaffiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaffiliate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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