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
But it won’t be joined by a companion measure that would reinstate the auditor’s ability to issue subpoenas when auditing city contractors or partner agencies.
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Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Among the changes announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.
—Matthew Brown, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
His accounts on both platforms have since been reinstated.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The cut costs would be reinstated for the 2025-26 fiscal year under the current budget proposal.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
In the days since the attack, several senior Russian officials have called for reinstating the death penalty, fueling fears among opposition figures that the Kremlin and security services will use the attack to toughen repression even further.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
The district reinstated busing for high schoolers in 2021 and said there's no intention to take that service away.
—The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2024
If one is granted, he can be reinstated to his former position.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
There have been 75 men and one woman executed in Georgia since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Among the changes announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.
—Matthew Brown, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
His accounts on both platforms have since been reinstated.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The cut costs would be reinstated for the 2025-26 fiscal year under the current budget proposal.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
In the days since the attack, several senior Russian officials have called for reinstating the death penalty, fueling fears among opposition figures that the Kremlin and security services will use the attack to toughen repression even further.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
The district reinstated busing for high schoolers in 2021 and said there's no intention to take that service away.
—The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2024
If one is granted, he can be reinstated to his former position.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
There have been 75 men and one woman executed in Georgia since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 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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