disqualify

verb

Definition of disqualifynext
as in to invalidate

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Recent Examples of disqualify In court, their attorney, Strider Dickson, said the three were unlawfully removed, and the act to disqualify them from voting and sitting on the board violated the Columbia Association's charter. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Things like trying to disqualify the entire Utah County Attorney's Office, trying to get some of the evidence suppressed, trying to get a contempt order because the prosecutors violated the court's gag order. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners is tentatively planning to make a single ruling interpreting the provision, according to spokesperson Julie Metea, a decision that could disqualify 22 candidates. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disqualify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
  1. invalidate
  2. nullify
  3. forbid
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  • And this response completely invalidates their feelings and concerns.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Then, in 2014, the Supreme Court invalidated the limit on the amount of money a donor could contribute to federal candidates in a two-year election cycle.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of invalidate
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  • The decision to kill John Connor is daft to the nth degree, effectively nullifying the entire point of the series.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • But the celebration was put on hold as officials reviewed the video, and the goal was nullified.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of nullify
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  • Anyone attempting to think seriously about Elon Musk is confronted with a forbidding cognitive dissonance.
    — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Entertainment Weekly has learned that at least one NYC restaurant that provided catering to the wedding was forbidden from discussing its involvement in the event due to an NDA.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
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