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
Key accomplishments included a bill that created the first statewide process to decertify police officers who commit wrongdoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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
Some workers at the Chattanooga plant are seeking to decertify the union.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 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
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
If a union is decertified, the contract they negotiated with management would no longer be in effect.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024
The commission, which has suspended or decertified 44 police officers so far this year, requested an additional $6 million to handle the large number of complaints.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
It’s the first time the commission has decertified an officer.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2023
Another benefit for the federation is that it will keep the U.S.O.P.C. from decertifying U.S.A.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
State officials in Illinois and Arkansas said they have started the process of decertifying one company in each of the states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2019
But decertifying an organization the size of USA Gymnastics is a nearly unfathomable task.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2019
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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