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decertify
[ dee-sur-tuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to withdraw certification from.
decertify
/ diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ /
verb
- to withdraw or remove a certificate or certification from (a person, organization, or country)
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Derived Forms
- deˌcertifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From
- de·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion [dee-sur-t, uh, -f, uh, -, key, -sh, uh, n, dee-ser-tif-, uh, -], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decertify1
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Example Sentences
Since then, another state has passed a law decertifying officers, making California only one of four.
The most notable failure was a bill that would have created a process to decertify police officers.
California is one of only a handful of states that doesn’t automatically decertify officers in certain cases.
It would create a number of standards that would disqualify someone from being a police officer in California, such as being kicked out of the military in certain circumstances, and create a process for decertifying officers.
No states were interested in “decertifying” their results because there was no evidence that their certified tallies had included any significant number of fraudulent votes.
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