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
Recent Examples on the Web
Despite several attempts over several weeks, his family was unable to correct the error or get his benefits reinstated.
—
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
Last month, the Biden administration proposed several ways to reinstate the protections but did not make a final decision.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration.
—David Hamilton, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC subsequently repealed those rules in 2017.
—David Hamilton, Quartz, 25 Apr. 2024
The issue exploded this month when the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a near total ban on abortions that was passed in 1864.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
His role in the company will be more formally examined in June, when Tesla investors will vote on whether to reinstate his $56 billion pay package after a Delaware judge struck it down earlier this year.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
Later, a divided Appeals Court panel reversed that decision in a 2-1 ruling that reinstated the charges.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Inside Acacia Women’s Center, patients described a mix of fear, anger and anxiety after the State Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate a law that bans nearly all abortions.
—Jack Healy Caitlin O’Hara, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
Last month, the Biden administration proposed several ways to reinstate the protections but did not make a final decision.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration.
—David Hamilton, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC subsequently repealed those rules in 2017.
—David Hamilton, Quartz, 25 Apr. 2024
The issue exploded this month when the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a near total ban on abortions that was passed in 1864.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
His role in the company will be more formally examined in June, when Tesla investors will vote on whether to reinstate his $56 billion pay package after a Delaware judge struck it down earlier this year.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
Later, a divided Appeals Court panel reversed that decision in a 2-1 ruling that reinstated the charges.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Inside Acacia Women’s Center, patients described a mix of fear, anger and anxiety after the State Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate a law that bans nearly all abortions.
—Jack Healy Caitlin O’Hara, New York Times, 14 Apr. 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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