decertification

[dee-sur-tuh-fi-kay-shuhn]

noun

1. the withdrawal of the official certification or credentials that legitimize and authorize the position, actions, or status of a person or group.

Example Sentences

That board convenes every few months to review POST’s investigation of misconduct allegations and recommend whether the commission should seek decertification.

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And while the rhetoric coming out of Washington has clearly angered President Petro, his government will also be relieved that the decertification did not result in a cut of the US aid flow, BBC News Mundo's correspondent in Bogotá, José Carlos Cueto, says.

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Harvard University won a reprieve in its fight to enrol international students, after the Trump administration appeared to walk back its initial decertification and a federal judge upheld a block on the government's order.

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"In terms of the general authority of DHS, it's quite strong. It's a certifying agency for this programme and there's a variety of bases on which decertification can take place," Mr Gavoor said.

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A crippling strike in the early 1980s led to the decertification of the miners union and spurred an exodus.

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