decertify
Americanverb (used with object)
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Biggs has defended his handling of the matter, pointing to his background as a prosecutor and his past votes to decertify the Colorado City Police Department.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Hospice care has grabbed the attention of the federal government, which is vowing to decertify companies that are overbilling, stealing identities or charging for services never provided.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Scrutiny of hospice care has intensified, grabbing the attention of the federal government, which is vowing to decertify companies that are overbilling, stealing identities or charging for services never provided.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
It was not immediately clear through what process Trump could unilaterally decertify aircraft or what that decertification would entail.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2024
Several unions, representing more than 70,000 Florida employees, were decertified, not because they were targeted, but because they couldn’t show they had meaningful support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Kirk’s departure from the Sheriff’s Department last month came as the Civilian Oversight Commission sought to create a policy to ensure termination of Sheriff’s Department employees who have been decertified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Less than a year later it became the first federal workforce union to be decertified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023
It’s the first time the commission has decertified an officer.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2023
The newly released documents are part of a request by the Memphis Police Department that the five officers who have been charged with murder be decertified and prohibited from working in law enforcement again.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
The state put in place a method for decertifying officers found guilty of serious misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
But decertifying an organization the size of USA Gymnastics is a nearly unfathomable task.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2019
The filing on Wednesday also might stop the United States Olympic Committee from decertifying U.S.A.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
The action comes on the heels of the Tennessee Department of Health and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decertifying the facility due to deficiencies in patient care.
From Washington Times ● May 20, 2016
Sports reported that some players would push forward to have a vote on decertifying the union.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2011
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