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disbandment

/dɪsˈbændmənt/ /dɪzˈbændmənt/

Meanings
noun
The act of disbanding

Examples :

"The disbandment of the school's debate club was announced due to lack of funding. "
organization action group government military

Related Words

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lack noun

/lak/ /læk/

A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.

"His recent lack of focus in class showed a worrying moral failing. "

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school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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debate noun

/dɪˈbeɪt/

An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.

"After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion."

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disbanding verb

/dɪsˈbændɪŋ/

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

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

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funding verb

/ˈfʌndɪŋ/

To pay for.

"He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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club noun

/klʌb/

An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

"The school's chess club meets every Wednesday after school. "

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act noun

/æk/

Something done, a deed.

"an act of goodwill"

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due noun

/dʒʉː/ /djuː/ /du/

Deserved acknowledgment.

"Give him his due — he is a good actor."

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announced verb

/əˈnaʊnst/ /əˈnaʊnstɪd/

To give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "