decertify — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To annul the certification of.

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   The American Medical Association (AMA) was formed in 1845 to gain for medical doctors a monopoly on legal licensure as health practitioners. The young AMA waged fierce (and quite successful) battles to de-certify the then-dominant natural healers — a range of herbalists, midwives, and homeopathic doctors.

   Nigeria was tagged as a transit-route of drug carriers. This prompted the United States government to decertify the country.

2. To annul a labor union.

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   As Sallas immediately said, the 130 scabs who so easily replaced the striking printers in '85 won't be foisted upon the union--to degrade it and possibly decertify it.

Verb

1. cause to be no longer approved or accepted

   Synonyms

   derecognizederecognise

   Antonyms

   certify

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

   Examples

   Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China