disband

UK /dɪsˈbænd/ US /dɪsˈbænd/

verb 3

Definitions

verb

To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.

The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.

I used to be in a punk band, but we disbanded in the early 1980s.

To loose the bands of; to set free.

To divorce.

And therefore […] she ought to be disbanded.

ADJ.

controversial

VERB + DISBAND

agreed, cannot, voted, wanted

DISBAND + NOUN

agency, parliament

verb — stop functioning or cohering as a unit

The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.

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I used to be in a punk band, but we disbanded in the early 1980s.

Wiktionary

Having taken a review of his Army at Ardachan, he disbanded his Army, and he himself continu'd his Journey to Erzirum

Wiktionary

My reading group voted to disband.

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Following weeks of sustained protests, the government agreed to disband the controversial police unit on October 11.

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The President cannot disband the Parliament.

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i Register

In some senses, disband is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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