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 disbandment — even temporary — of the gang units in one of the city’s busiest police divisions is an extraordinary step, but one that some observers argued was necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
In April 1970, Paul McCartney announced The Beatles’ disbandment to a stunned world.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
"If only two out of five members continue their contracts and the rest end things like this, that's basically a disbandment," one person wrote on X.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
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
Its history dated back to the disbandment of the Carignan-Salières regiment, when M. de Verchères, a dashing officer of Savoy, took possession of the fief, building there a fort and blockhouse.
From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Claude Glennon Bryan
