disbanded; disbanding; disbands
: to break up the organization of : dissolve
: to break up as an organization : disperse
Examples of disband in a Sentence
They've decided to disband the club.
The members of the organization have decided to disband.
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Meanwhile, at the Department of Agriculture, officials disbanded an advisory committee that had been studying the threat of Cronobacter contamination in powdered formula.
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Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s no small shift for a rock act that officially disbanded years ago and hasn’t released brand new material in a long time.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump’s anti-DEI efforts are also affecting colleges in other ways, with some overhauling or shutting down DEI offices, and others disbanding affinity groups for women, students of color, or LGBTQ students.
—Anna North, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump’s order sought to disband unions at agencies that have a national security mission, though many of the departments don’t have a national security connection.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
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Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s no small shift for a rock act that officially disbanded years ago and hasn’t released brand new material in a long time.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump’s anti-DEI efforts are also affecting colleges in other ways, with some overhauling or shutting down DEI offices, and others disbanding affinity groups for women, students of color, or LGBTQ students.
—Anna North, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump’s order sought to disband unions at agencies that have a national security mission, though many of the departments don’t have a national security connection.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disband
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disband. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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