Definition of disband
: to break up the organization of : dissolve
: to break up as an organization : disperse
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Examples of disband in a Sentence
They've decided to disband the club.
The members of the organization have decided to disband.
Recent Examples of disband from the Web
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At one point, the team was nearly disbanded, and Byford and other diehard fans were personally supporting individual players.
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The caravan disbanded after the Mexican government offered humanitarian visas to those who wanted to apply for asylum in Mexico, as others proceeded to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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And his administration disbanded the council a few days later.
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While in the long-term the culture of biennially downing tools may need disbanding, their subsequent wholehearted willingness to embrace a new manager's methods has got to be appealing.
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Sativa has already successfully fended off two other attempts to disband it.
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The administration also disbanded advisory labor-management forums at federal agencies created in the Obama era to foster dialogue.
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The group disbanded after Pantera’s final album, which was released in 2000, and lead singer Phil Anselmo formed a new band called Superjoint Ritual.
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But the committee’s work was abruptly halted at an October meeting as commission chairwoman Ariel Marzouca-Jaunai and vice chairwoman Jacqueline Massey Greene voted to disband it and name the commission to oversee the creation of bylaws.
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Origin and Etymology of disband
Middle French desbander, from des- dis- + bande band
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First Known Use: 1591
in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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Antonyms
assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, gather, ingather;
DISBAND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of disband for English Language Learners
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: to end an organization or group (such as a club)
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Definition of disband for Students
disbanded;
disbanding
: to break up and stop being a group
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