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REINSTATEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of restoring someone to a previous position
Example:
we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reinstatement" is a kind of...):
restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)
Derivation:
reinstate (restore to the previous state or rank)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The condition of being reinstated
Example:
her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("reinstatement" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
reinstate (bring back into original existence, use, function, or position)
reinstate (restore to the previous state or rank)
