disaffiliate

verb

dis·af·fil·i·ate | \ ˌdis-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt

disaffiliated; disaffiliating; disaffiliates

Definition of disaffiliate

transitive verb

: disassociate

intransitive verb

: to terminate an affiliation

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To go co-ed, sororities and fraternities must disaffiliate from the National Greek Organization, thereby losing their funding, national benefits, and international network. — Marisa Salatino, Town & Country, "Why My Sorority Still Deserves a Place at Harvard," 31 Aug. 2016 The state Election Code requires independent candidates to disaffiliate from any political party at least 30 days before the primary election to be eligible for the general election. — Chris Brennan, Philly.com, "Philly judge seeks interim DA job," 12 July 2017 To run as an independent, a candidate would have had to disaffiliate from any political party at least 30 days before this year’s primary. — Chris Brennan, Philly.com, "What comes next for Philly's District Attorney's Office," 29 June 2017

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