as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of decertify
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
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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
As a result, in all collective bargaining negotiations since 1998, MLB players theoretically had the option of decertifying the union and pursuing an antitrust class action lawsuit.
DEFCON What?
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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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
As a result, in all collective bargaining negotiations since 1998, MLB players theoretically had the option of decertifying the union and pursuing an antitrust class action lawsuit.
DEFCON What?
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
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The minute California becomes a regional market, FERC has jurisdiction to invalidate our laws and any player in the regional market, including coal plant owners, can challenge our environmental laws.—
Jamie Court,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Pincus filed a brief on behalf of the American Public Health Association, which argued that invalidating the mandate could increase the cost of preventive care and the cost of health care overall, as patients would delay treatment for preventable diseases and emergencies.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Moments later, another LAFC goal was nullified by an offside call.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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But surely, this quid pro quo defies all legal paths to citizenship: a truth that, in this climate, would nullify the rights of many Jewish, Italian, Irish, and other families living in our city today.—
Mark Treyger,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Lula’s Workers’ Party filed a suit, based on her reporting, that argued that Bolsonaro’s online manipulations disqualified his candidacy.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits and some projections suggest its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify the New Democrats as an official national party.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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