derecognitionn.
The withdrawal of recognition, esp. (Politics) formally by one country, government, etc., from another.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > disavowal or refusal to acknowledge something > withdrawal of recognition of a country
derecognition1953
1953 Birmingham (Alabama) News 7 Nov. 13/1 A case for the ‘de-recognition’ of the Soviet government has been made by the Soviet agents in this country themselves.
1977 New Yorker 13 June 77/1 Far more convincing..is the legitimate concern one hears expressed about the psychological as well as the material impact that derecognition could have around the world.
1979 Time 1 Aug. 14/1 (heading) Taiwan: An inauspicious beginning: disgruntlement and protest over derecognition.
1984 Washington Financial Rep. 26 Nov. 853 All accounting standards-setting bodies that have addressed the issue have concluded that derecognition of deposit float is inappropriate.
Derivatives
deˈrecognize v. [as a back-formation] (transitive) to withdraw recognition from (another country, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > abandon, renounce, or refuse to acknowledge > withdraw recognition of (a country, etc.)
derecognize1961
1961 New Yorker 20 May 163/1 What we have to do, then, is not spend money on defense, not pay taxes,..and, above all, derecognize Russia and it will blow away.
1972 New Scientist 21 Sept. 486/3 One advanced MSc course within London University has been ‘derecognised’. Awards for one-year MSc studentships cannot be granted to unrecognised courses.
1980 Economist 31 May 50/3 The Russians suddenly discovered Genghis's ‘reactionary’ nature and Ulan Bator derecognised him.
1986 Illustr. Weekly India 13 July 42/1 Yet another important provision in this bill was the power to derecognise degrees.
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