decertifying
Stripping formal recognition
Decertifying is the act of revoking official certification or recognition.
A government agency might decertify a union, stripping its right to represent workers.
Professional boards decertify practitioners who violate standards.
Election officials may decertify results found to be invalid.
The state decertified the lab after repeated testing failures.
Officially canceling authorization
- annullingNullifying legally
- rescindingFormally canceling or withdrawing
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- cancellingEnding something planned
nullifying · repealing · withdrawing · overturning · quashing · invalidating · vacating · abrogating
Formal grant of permission
- credentialProof of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- practitionerOne who works regularly
board · suspension · revocation · malpractice · misconduct · incompetence · disbarment · delicensing
Removing governmental business restrictions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
licensing · credentialing · audit · inspection · agency · authority · standards · requirements
Organized public voting
- ballotVoting document
- petitionFormal written appeal
- NLRBFederal collective bargaining regulator
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
representation · organizing · membership · vote · campaign · employees · workplace · collective
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- infractionMinor rule breach
transgression · failure · dereliction · disobedience · insubordination · nonobservance · neglect · omission
Standard for comparison
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- metricsStandards for assessment
parameters · protocols · conformance · quality · requirements · baseline · framework · reference
revoking
Officially canceling authorization
- annullingNullifying legally
- rescindingFormally canceling or withdrawing
- voidingNullifying or emptying
cancelling · nullifying · repealing · withdrawing · overturning · quashing · invalidating · vacating · abrogating · retracting
license
Formal grant of permission
- credentialProof of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
practitioner · board · suspension · revocation · malpractice · misconduct · incompetence · disbarment · delicensing · reinstatement
deregulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
accreditation · licensing · credentialing · audit · inspection · agency · authority · standards · requirements · procedures
election
Organized public voting
bargaining · representation · organizing · membership · vote · campaign · employees · workplace · collective · dissatisfaction
violation
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
infraction · transgression · failure · dereliction · disobedience · insubordination · nonobservance · neglect · omission · delinquency
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
metrics · parameters · protocols · conformance · quality · requirements · baseline · framework · reference · compliance
decertifyingcertifying
Officially confirming as true
accrediting · licensing · credentialing · authorizing · approving
decertifyingvalidating
Confirming truth or accuracy
endorsing · confirming · ratifying · sanctioning · authenticating
certain, ascertain, certificate, certify, certified, certification, certitude, uncertified, certifying