| Library / English Dictionary |
SHAKEUP
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
Example:
top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup
Synonyms:
reorganisation; reorganization; shake-up; shakeup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shakeup" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)
Derivation:
shake up (organize anew)
