decertify
verb
de·cer·ti·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī 
decertified; decertifying; decertifies
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
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But Daniels urged controllers to be professional — and pleaded with them not to engage in any kind of coordinated job action, because that could prompt the Trump administration to try to decertify the union.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
This marks the first time the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has moved to decertify an organ procurement organization mid-cycle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Felix Cook, from security intelligence firm S-RM, told Newsweek that Trump had notably stopped short of fully decertifying Colombia's compliance with U.S. drug enforcement efforts, opting for a partial move aimed at the leftist Petro.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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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Joel Rose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
This marks the first time the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has moved to decertify an organ procurement organization mid-cycle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Felix Cook, from security intelligence firm S-RM, told Newsweek that Trump had notably stopped short of fully decertifying Colombia's compliance with U.S. drug enforcement efforts, opting for a partial move aimed at the leftist Petro.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decertify. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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decertify
transitive verb
de·cer·ti·fy
dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī
decertified; decertifying
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
decertified the class action suit
especially
: to withdraw the certification of (a labor union) as a collective bargaining agent
petitions to decertify the union
Note: The National Labor Relations Board will decertify a union after an election in which the majority of members do not support the union or after participation in an illegal strike.
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