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Definition of "decertify" [decertify]

  • To revoke the certification of: voted to decertify the union. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "decertify" in a sentence
  • "According to the union, the primary reason to decertify is to save the 2011 season."
  • "When a workplace is organized after a secret ballot, workers are barred from a vote to "decertify" the union until after the first negotiated contract expires."
  • "Senate had signed a letter urging President Clinton to "decertify" Mexico."