as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of decertify
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Other aspects of Trump’s order would, according to the Brennan Center, appear to decertify all voting machines in the U.S. and require states to conform with new federal standards even though no such systems are on the market.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2021, California joined other states in enacting legislation that created a process for decertifying police officers for serious misconduct, to prevent those who are fired or resign during misconduct investigations from moving to another police agency.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Other aspects of Trump’s order would, according to the Brennan Center, appear to decertify all voting machines in the U.S. and require states to conform with new federal standards even though no such systems are on the market.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2021, California joined other states in enacting legislation that created a process for decertifying police officers for serious misconduct, to prevent those who are fired or resign during misconduct investigations from moving to another police agency.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
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China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, a key global trade and security route despite a 2016 international arbitration ruling initiated by the Philippines that invalidated those expansive claims based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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The decision would also invalidate a 10% tariff imposed on goods from nearly all countries.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
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The decision to disburse these funds unfolded under circumstances rarely discussed in public due to a confidentiality arrangement that, as far as I’m concerned, has been nullified by the cancellations.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Judges might nullify the provision in new cases by setting bond at a token $1, but the administration surely would challenge that.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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From the Los Angeles Times, the story of a high school track runner being disqualified at the state track championships for using a fire extinguisher.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The organization’s network is so deeply embedded in the right-of-center legal ecosystem that disqualifying its members would leave few viable alternatives.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
5 June 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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