reclassification

noun

re·​clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

plural reclassifications

: the act or process of classifying something again or anew

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said chub populations appear steady enough for a legal reclassification from endangered to threatened.

—Bruce Finley

Examples of reclassification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That reclassification caused some paleontologists to wonder whether real Jurassic birds exist. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025

As a result, a number of federal employees could be subject to furloughs and reclassification as at-will workers. —Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025

While the Biden administration did not designate the area as a national monument, given that Coloradans overwhelmingly support public lands and their protection, a reclassification of this land in the near future makes sense. —Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025

These actions are likely to include the use of furloughs and the reclassification to at-will status for a substantial number of federal employees. —Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reclassification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization