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Definition of disband
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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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Since the Big East disbanded and realignment left UConn on the outside of college athletics' most basic power structure, the university has made several attempts to gain membership in one of the NCAA's most high-profile, and lucrative, conferences.
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The current NASL had its own financial issues, nearly disbanding last winter before Sehgal and the remaining owners stabilized the operation.
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Everything except disbanding the Warriors seems to be on the table.
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The congregation recently voted to disband at the end of the summer and has sold the property, at 4805 W 67th St., to the city of Prairie Village.
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Mainstream conservatives went completely bananas and, to her discredit, then-DHS Secretary Donna Shalala killed the report, apologized to various veterans groups, and disbanded the unit within her department that had done the research.
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The rebels disbanded and fled, but 47 men were apprehended and placed on trial.
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For 90 minutes, the commission debated provisions in Heuchan’s amendment — many of which mirrored amendments offered by members of a rules working group that was disbanded by Beruff.
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Although it had been disbanded, the network the group had established survived.
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Origin and Etymology of disband
Middle French desbander, from des- dis- + bande band
DISBAND Defined for English Language Learners
disband
playDefinition of disband for English Language Learners
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: to end an organization or group (such as a club)
DISBAND Defined for Kids
disband
playDefinition of disband for Students
disbanded
;disbanding
: to break up and stop being a group
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