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Definition of Disband
1. Verb. Cause to break up or cease to function. "The principal disbanded the political student organization"
2. Verb. Stop functioning or cohering as a unit. "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
Definition of Disband
1. 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.
2. v. i. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
Definition of Disband
1. Verb. to break up or cause to cease to exist ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disband
1. to break up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disband
Literary usage of Disband
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of All Officers, who Have Been Commissioned, Or Have Been by Charles Kitchell Gardner (1853)
"'14: disband. Juno '15. SUPPLY R GOOKIN (Mae) Th It 84. infy 1 July '13 ...
'20: disband. 1 June '21. J.wra GORDON Jr. (Con) Ens and Sec It 13. infy 13 Feb. ..."
2. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"... disband themselves in wayward rhythms: The ivy whines upon the wall, And whines
and twines upon the wall, The yellow ivy upon the wall, Ivy, ..."
3. The Memoirs of James, Marquis of Montrose, 1639-1650 by George Wishart (1893)
"The King at Newcastle orders Montrose to disband — The order is repeated, ...
By his orders Montrose was commanded to disband his army at once and withdraw ..."
4. The Political Code of the State of California by California, Creed Haymond, John Chilton Burch (1874)
"Com-1 mender in Chief may disband any portion of National Guard. ... The Commander
in Chief may at any time disband any portion of the National Guard. 1939. ..."
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