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
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This past summer Mayor Craig Greenberg reinstated a policy allowing Louisville Metro Corrections to hold people for federal immigration authorities to detain them.
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
After a new round of layoff notices was sent late Friday to around 1,300 workers at the CDC, approximately 700 were reinstated on Saturday, while about 600 remain laid off, according to the union.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
On October 10, reports came out that Harry had personally written a letter to the British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in hopes of getting his security reinstated in his home country.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
Her lawyer submitted a letter to the district last week threatening legal action if she was not reinstated at Phoebe Hearst.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
After a new round of layoff notices was sent late Friday to around 1,300 workers at the CDC, approximately 700 were reinstated on Saturday, while about 600 remain laid off, according to the union.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
On October 10, reports came out that Harry had personally written a letter to the British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in hopes of getting his security reinstated in his home country.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
Her lawyer submitted a letter to the district last week threatening legal action if she was not reinstated at Phoebe Hearst.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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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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