reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt 
reinstated; reinstating
1
: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
2
: to restore to a previous effective state
Examples of reinstate in a Sentence
After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson.
The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy.
the year the death penalty was reinstated
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Now the new Labour government has reinstated the 2030 target and car companies are lobbying to reintroduce the tax break.
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Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In addition to revoking the criminal trespass notices, advocates are calling on the university to reinstate the SJP chapter, return property and launch an independent investigation into how the decisions to raid the sisters' home and issue the trespass notices were made.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
However, Republican senators have told Newsweek that policy will take time to reinstate.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
If two-thirds of the 300 lawmakers in the National Assembly vote for the motion, Mr. Yoon will be impeached and suspended from office until the country’s Constitutional Court makes a final ruling on whether to reinstate or remove him.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In addition to revoking the criminal trespass notices, advocates are calling on the university to reinstate the SJP chapter, return property and launch an independent investigation into how the decisions to raid the sisters' home and issue the trespass notices were made.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
However, Republican senators have told Newsweek that policy will take time to reinstate.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
If two-thirds of the 300 lawmakers in the National Assembly vote for the motion, Mr. Yoon will be impeached and suspended from office until the country’s Constitutional Court makes a final ruling on whether to reinstate or remove him.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt
reinstated; reinstating
: to place again in a former position or condition
reinstate an official
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