disband
verb (used with object)
to break up or dissolve (an organization).
disbandment
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a word derived from
disband.
Example Sentences
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The US special envoy to Syria and Iraq, Tom Barrack, hailed the group's disbandment on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
In April 1970, Paul McCartney announced The Beatles’ disbandment to a stunned world.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
A founder of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang founded in Venezuela, has asked Colombia's government for peace talks leading to the group's disbandment, according to a letter published Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
The suggestions of disbandment were met, accordingly, by the concentration of the troops, including Cromwell's famous regiments, on Triplow Heath, in his own East Anglian district.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
