Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To dissolve the organization of (a corporation, for example).
- intransitive verb To cease to function as an organization; break up.
- intransitive verb To separate and move in different directions; disperse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To release from a bond, restriction, or connection of any kind; unbind; set free.
- To break up the band or company of; dismiss or dissociate from united service or action; especially, to discharge in a body from military service: as, to
disband an orchestra or a society; to disband troops, a regiment, or an army. - To dismiss or separate from a band or company; dissociate from a band: as, a disbanded soldier.
- To break up the constitution of; disintegrate; destroy.
- To be released from a bond, restriction, or connection; become disunited, separated, or dissolved.
- To retire from united service or action; separate; break up: as, the army disbanded at the close of the war; the society disbanded on the loss of its funds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military service.
- transitive verb obsolete To divorce.
- intransitive verb To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to break up or cause to cease to exist
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb stop functioning or cohering as a unit
- verb cause to break up or cease to function
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Irish Progressive Democrats 'decision to disband is obviously a great cause of discomfort for Welsh Lib Dems.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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The Irish Progressive Democrats 'decision to disband is obviously a great cause of discomfort for Welsh Lib Dems.
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The real reason in my opinion for the IRA finally agreeing to disband is that in the aftermath of 7/7 it has suddenly become very uncool to be a bomber and if you are one, you will now be associated in people’s minds not with a justifiable cause, but with extremism.
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When the Holy See tells a priestly fraternity to disband, that is, withdraws its recognition and suppresss it, that may or may not be a justified action, and it could be an injustice, but it's nothing at all like telling the fraternity to violate God's commandments.
CONFIRMED 2009
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When the Holy See tells a priestly fraternity to disband, that is, withdraws its recognition and suppresss it, that may or may not be a justified action, and it could be an injustice, but it's nothing at all like telling the fraternity to violate God's commandments.
CONFIRMED 2009
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But the international forces have warned that the four-month deadline given for security firms to disband is too short, and risks creating further instability, IWPR reported on Sept. Filling the security gap
Hurriyet Dailynews KABUL - Institute for War 2010
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I must confess that I don't understand the point of your next remark: "it is not true that the opposition in Lebanon has been calling for disarming Hizbullah." indeed, I have never once heard the hizbullah-led opposition call for hizbullah to disarm, and did not suggest as much in this story - which uses the word "disband," not "disarm".
Sunday, May 25, 2008 As'ad 2008
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I must confess that I don't understand the point of your next remark: "it is not true that the opposition in Lebanon has been calling for disarming Hizbullah." indeed, I have never once heard the hizbullah-led opposition call for hizbullah to disarm, and did not suggest as much in this story - which uses the word "disband," not "disarm".
Saturday, May 31, 2008 As'ad 2008
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Um, what part of the Constitution allows the President to "disband" Congress?
Barry W. Lynn: Do We Really Need A 'Faith-Based' Initiative? 2008
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It emerged at the weekend that Stofile had instructed Mamase in writing on 22 March this year to "disband" the 12-member housing board.
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