derecognize
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Definition
- Verb:
- To withdraw official recognition from; to cause to be no longer approved or accepted. This action is typically taken by a government, organization, or authoritative body, formally ending its acknowledgment of the status, legitimacy, or existence of another entity, such as a state, union, or institution.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The government decided to derecognize the student union following the violations of the code of conduct.
- In a major diplomatic shift, the country moved to derecognize the military junta.
- The accrediting body threatened to derecognize the university if standards did not improve.
Advanced Usage
"to derecognize a trade union": In labor relations, this refers to an employer or government formally withdrawing legal recognition of a union's right to represent workers.
- The company's attempt to derecognize the union led to widespread strikes.
Used in passive voice: Often describes the status of an entity that has lost recognition.
- The formerly influential agency was derecognized and lost all its funding.
Variants and Related Words
Derecognition (noun): The act or process of derecognizing.
- The derecognition of the ambassador signaled a deepening rift between the two nations.
Recognize (verb): The antonym; to acknowledge formally and with approval.
- Delegitimize (verb): A broader term meaning to deprive of legitimacy, which can be a consequence of derecognition.
Synonyms
- Delegitimize
- Withdraw recognition from
- Disavow (in some contexts)
- Repudiate (in some contexts)
Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms specifically using "derecognize.")
Verb
- cause to be no longer approved or accepted
- Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China