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Meaning of 'disband' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disband [ v. i.]
- To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
2 . Disband [ v. t.]
- 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; as, to disband an army.
- To divorce.

Meaning of 'disband' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disband [ v]
Meaning (1):
- stop functioning or cohering as a unit
Example in sentence:
  • The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
Meaning (2):
- cause to break up or cease to function
Example in sentence:
  • the principal disbanded the political student organization

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