reinstatement
reinstatement · reinstatements
The act of restoring something to its previous stateThe act of restoring something to its previous state.
US/ɹˌiɪnstˈeɪtmənt/
» The question of reinstatement also needs to be clarified.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of restoring something to its previous state.
Many people are unhappy with the sacking of the chief constable and demand his immediate reinstatement.
the act of restoring someone to a previous position
Examples
1 sentencesThe question of reinstatement also needs to be clarified.
Forms
plural: reinstatements| Singular | reinstatement |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedreinstate
Derivednonreinstatement
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.