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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Harvard’s strongest argument may be that DHS did not follow its regulations in decertifying the university, which would violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Hughes has asked the panel to decertify a fourth Johnson County former deputy.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 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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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Hughes has asked the panel to decertify a fourth Johnson County former deputy.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 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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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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