reshuffle

verb re·shuf·fle \ (ˌ)rē-ˈshə-fəl \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

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Definition of reshuffle

reshuffled; reshuffling; reshuffles

transitive verb

1 : to shuffle again

reshuffle a deck of cards

2 : to reorganize usually by the redistribution of existing elements

the cabinet was reshuffled by the prime minister

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reshuffle

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The move also promised to reshuffle the landscape for reproductive rights in the United States, setting the stage for a bitter political and legal struggle that could affect generations of women.

— New York Times, "Departure of Kennedy, ‘Firewall for Abortion Rights,’ Could End Roe v. Wade," 27 June 2018
Nablo said state officials' most recent calculation was that, even with help from a short-term spending bill Congress adopted in December and money reshuffled from a separate federal fund, their CHIP money would last only until the end of February.

— amy goldstein, Washington Post, "Short-term spending agreement provides longer-term relief for CHIP," 22 Jan. 2018
Others note that King Abdullah II, who has final say on all policy, has reshuffled governments in the past to quell public discontent, without green-lighting fundamental reforms.

— Washington Post, "Jordan PM caught between angry public, international lenders," 14 June 2018
Sometimes you are positioned to reshuffle in the offseason.

— ira winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "ASK IRA: Do Heat have to be mindful of protecting future cap space?," 10 July 2018
The company has reshuffled its leadership, reassigning David Marcus, once head of messaging products, to helm a mysterious blockchain team.

— robert hackett, Fortune, "The Ledger: Facebook's Self-Interested Crypto Reversal," 30 June 2018
Rhone, who declined to comment on Reid, has reshuffled the executive ranks and diversified the roster with acts like female dancehall artist HoodCelebrity, Peruvian singer A. CHAL, pop singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell and rapper G Herbo.

— Billboard, "How Sylvia Rhone Became Sony Music's Most Powerful African-American Woman: 'Many Questioned My Ability'," 28 June 2018
The victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old activist, over Mr. Crowley, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, has reshuffled New York’s political order.

— shane goldmacher, New York Times, "Ocasio-Cortez Toppled a Giant. Are These N.Y. Democrats Next?," 28 June 2018
The king, who has reshuffled the government many times, appointed Omar Razzaz, a former World Bank official and education minister, to replace Mulki and lead a new government.

— new york times, BostonGlobe.com, "Jordan’s prime minister quits amid demands for end to austerity," 4 June 2018

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