derecognize

American  

[dee-rek-uhg-nahyz] / diˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz /

especially British, derecognise

verb (used with object)

derecognized, derecognizing

1. to withdraw diplomatic recognition from.

   to derecognize a foreign government.

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derecognize British  

/ diːˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to cease to recognize a trade union as having special negotiating rights within a company or industry

2. to advise (a trade union) of such action

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Other Word Forms

• derecognition
  noun

Etymology

Origin of derecognize

First recorded in 1945–50; de- + recognize

Example Sentences

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derecognized

“The college has now notified the organization that it has been officially derecognized after publicly condemning it, very likely chilling faculty interest in working with the group,” the statement read in part.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

In another part of the capital, a pall of mourning hung over the former embassy of the newly derecognized Republic of China.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher and ten aides arrived at Taipei's Sung-Shan airport to discuss an inflammatory question: How to switch from official to unofficial relations with the newly derecognized government of Taiwan?

From Time Magazine Archive

In the year since the U.S. extended full diplomatic recognition to Peking and consequently "derecognized" the Republic of China, the abandoned embassy in Taipei has come to symbolize the passing of the American era.

From Time Magazine Archive