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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In 2019, a judge ruled the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act gives presidents the right to block drilling in certain areas but not to reinstate it.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Th president’s fate now lies with the Constitutional Court, which has begun deliberations on whether to uphold the impeachment and formally remove Yoon from office or reinstate him.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Solar industry advocates, Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, and other organizations have filed formal complaints against APS’s fee on solar customers, which the ACC voted to reinstate in February after temporarily removing it.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
By Sean O'Driscoll Senior Crime and Courts Reporter 7
A federal appeals court has blocked the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating net-neutrality rules.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Th president’s fate now lies with the Constitutional Court, which has begun deliberations on whether to uphold the impeachment and formally remove Yoon from office or reinstate him.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Solar industry advocates, Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, and other organizations have filed formal complaints against APS’s fee on solar customers, which the ACC voted to reinstate in February after temporarily removing it.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
By Sean O'Driscoll Senior Crime and Courts Reporter 7
A federal appeals court has blocked the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating net-neutrality rules.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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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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