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.—
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The original rules applied to a small subset of employees, but subsequent reclassifications expanded to the protections to cover 90% of the federal workforce.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Still, the reclassification of cannabis would mark a new era in America's often contradictory relationship with a substance already legalized in one form or another in more than half the states.
—Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 9 May 2024
Today’s action puts the reclassification of weed on a clearer timetable, ranging from several months to a year.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
His aides boasted that the reclassification would affect more than 50,000 federal workers.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
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TIME, 14 May 2024
Still, the reclassification of cannabis would mark a new era in America's often contradictory relationship with a substance already legalized in one form or another in more than half the states.
—Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 9 May 2024
Today’s action puts the reclassification of weed on a clearer timetable, ranging from several months to a year.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
His aides boasted that the reclassification would affect more than 50,000 federal workers.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
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“Reclassification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassification. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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