How to Use decertify in a Sentence
decertify
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State law says the department must decertify anyone fired for cause.
—The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 15 Dec. 2017
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Trump announced his intent to decertify the agreement last week.
—Ryan Struyk, CNN, 20 Oct. 2017
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Trump did not specify any mechanisms to decertify the planes in his post.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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There are even two new union workers who are trying to convince others to join an effort to decertify the union.
—Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Philly.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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Under both state and federal law, a state can’t decertify an election.
—Mariana Alfaro, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2022
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Persuading union workers to vote to decertify over the next few years helped, said Hussman.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2023
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Powell has also filed a lawsuit seeking an order to decertify the election results in the state.
—Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
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It is created by and for workers, who also have the power to decertify it through a majority vote.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 22 June 2022
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Eastman in the meeting urged Vos to decertify the election, sources familiar with the meeting said.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2022
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Washington may well decertify the Colombian government as an ally in the drug war.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Oct. 2017
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In the early days of the work stoppage, players voted to decertify their union in a bid to prevent owners from imposing a lockout.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
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Trump seems determined to decertify the nuclear deal with Iran, a country that has seen its share of brazen hacks recently.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2018
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We would likely be forced to decertify our local appeals board and send everything to Columbus to manage.
—cleveland, 18 May 2022
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Ramthun and Davis have led an effort seeking to decertify the 2020 election.
—Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2022
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The group filed a lawsuit to decertify the 2020 election earlier this year.
—Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2022
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This is the second concerted effort to decertify the union since it was voted in by teachers in 2017.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Well, both Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise voted to decertify the electors.
—ABC News, 8 Oct. 2023
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The suit alleged widespread fraud and sought to decertify the results of the presidential race in Georgia, among other things.
—Kate Brumback, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Dec. 2020
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The suit alleged widespread fraud and sought to decertify the results of the presidential race in Georgia, among other things.
—Kate Brumback, chicagotribune.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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The reviews have been used to justify new voting laws and efforts to decertify the 2020 election.
—Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 22 May 2022
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According to the final ballot tally, workers had voted by a 5 to 1 margin to decertify the union.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2018
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Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Trump's move to decertify Iran's compliance now puts the fate of snapping back sanctions against Iran in Congress's hands.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
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These critics also fear that Marchant could, with the stroke of a pen, decertify electronic voting machines in Nevada.
—Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
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The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies only took effect last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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The list of schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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This isn’t the first time the Oval Office has moved to decertify a union representing federal workers.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
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Over the years, opponents have tried to decertify Local 1000.
—Marcos Breton, sacbee, 28 Feb. 2018
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The schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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