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
Last month, a Bangladeshi court reinstated the policy, and Hasina continued to argue in its favor.
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Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
And the president continues to make advancing new gun control legislation, including reinstating his 1994 ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, a core pillar of his reelection bid.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 July 2024
Yet now the Biden administration wants net-neutrality reinstated!
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 17 July 2024
Upon his exit, the company reinstated past CEO Bob Iger.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 July 2024
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Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
And the president continues to make advancing new gun control legislation, including reinstating his 1994 ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, a core pillar of his reelection bid.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 July 2024
Yet now the Biden administration wants net-neutrality reinstated!
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 17 July 2024
Upon his exit, the company reinstated past CEO Bob Iger.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 July 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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