decertify
verb
de·cer·ti·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī 
decertified; decertifying; decertifies
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
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Following the passage of SB256, the Freedom Foundation went after the state's largest teachers' union, the United Teachers of Dade, and financed a multi-million-dollar campaign to decertify the union and replace it with one that would be more friendly to their interests.
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Jim Defede, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
And then also, the state board has voted to decertify him as a police officer, as a law enforcement officer in Alabama.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
In December, the administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
In December, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Jim Defede, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
And then also, the state board has voted to decertify him as a police officer, as a law enforcement officer in Alabama.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
In December, the administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
In December, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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decertify
transitive verb
de·cer·ti·fy
dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī
decertified; decertifying
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
decertified the class action suit
especially
: to withdraw the certification of (a labor union) as a collective bargaining agent
petitions to decertify the union
Note: The National Labor Relations Board will decertify a union after an election in which the majority of members do not support the union or after participation in an illegal strike.
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