as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of decertify
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
Other aspects of Trump’s order would, according to the Brennan Center, appear to decertify all voting machines in the U.S. and require states to conform with new federal standards even though no such systems are on the market.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2021, California joined other states in enacting legislation that created a process for decertifying police officers for serious misconduct, to prevent those who are fired or resign during misconduct investigations from moving to another police agency.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, in all collective bargaining negotiations since 1998, MLB players theoretically had the option of decertifying the union and pursuing an antitrust class action lawsuit.
DEFCON What?
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Other aspects of Trump’s order would, according to the Brennan Center, appear to decertify all voting machines in the U.S. and require states to conform with new federal standards even though no such systems are on the market.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2021, California joined other states in enacting legislation that created a process for decertifying police officers for serious misconduct, to prevent those who are fired or resign during misconduct investigations from moving to another police agency.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
As a result, in all collective bargaining negotiations since 1998, MLB players theoretically had the option of decertifying the union and pursuing an antitrust class action lawsuit.
DEFCON What?
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
Verb
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My own experience and reality invalidated and denied, which in her heart today would be a very painful lament.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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If the number of ballots is off, all votes are immediately invalidated and burned, followed by another vote.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
Verb
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To seal the deal, Minnesota will try to get out in transition and nullify the Warriors’ zone defense.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The deal, which would effectively nullify his murder charge, includes 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for the manslaughter charge – though the judge will issue his final sentence August 4.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
Verb
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These legal entities allow families to set aside money for a child with disabilities without disqualifying them from public benefits.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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That shift could instantly disqualify every employee at those institutions from PSLF.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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