disbandment

Definition of disbandmentnext
as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered the disbandment of the crowd at the end of the outdoor rock concert

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Recent Examples of disbandment Months later, in June 2005, Destiny's Child announced their disbandment amid a world tour and performed their final concert in Vancouver, Canada, in September 2005. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 After the police disbandment measure failed, O'Hara joined the bureaucracy of a deeply progressive city that is regularly buffeted by political battles between the mayor and the City Council, and among council members. ABC News, 28 May 2026 The Apple Car, which could have been that product, was a giant failure with several changes of direction and eventual disbandment. Vitaliy Katsenelson, Fortune, 14 May 2026 The disbandment — even temporary — of the gang units in one of the city’s busiest police divisions is an extraordinary step, but one that some observers argued was necessary. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The mayor advocated for the disbandment of SRG during his campaign. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026 Marking their first official tour since their disbandment in 2010, the group will be joined by special guests Mya and Lil’ Kim for 53 dates, kicking off at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, on June 5. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026 Weir contributed rhythm guitar and vocals for the group for over three decades until the group’s disbandment in 1995 following Garcia’s death (save for a period in 1968, where he and McKernan were left off of the roster following band disputes). Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026 Former chairperson Yeung Sum in Sunday's news conference said the party's disbandment indicated the regression of Hong Kong from being a free and liberal society. Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • Yet for some thinkers today the involuntary dispersion of the Jews (galut or golah) is articulated as being inherently different from the voluntary exile of the Jews (diaspora or tfutsot).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Investors who access emerging markets through a broad index miss the dispersion that active country allocation can capture.
    Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • And with that the show is done, Melanie withdraws, all understand that Circle’s circle is complete—no stomping or calling for an encore—and an orderly dispersal of Cry Babies begins.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • About half of the arrests were people who remained on the Peninsula after police issued a dispersal order, authorities said.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • The unincorporated community, little more than a scattering of buildings at a bend in the road, lies midway between Mason and Llano in the Texas Hill Country.
    Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • And even outside the direct beam, the scattering of its photons through the atmosphere would create a still-bright smudge of light pollution in the surrounding night sky.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

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“Disbandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbandment. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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