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
The version that appeared briefly on the court’s website would reinstate a lower court order that had allowed hospitals to perform abortions needed to protect the health of the pregnant person.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
If the court indeed rules in this manner, the decision would reinstate a lower court ruling that allowed hospitals in the state to perform emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 26 June 2024
This came shortly after founder Kevin Plank was reinstated as chief executive officer, succeeding former Marriott International executive Stephanie Linnartz, who left after about a year in the top post.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 26 June 2024
That deportation order was later reinstated on a few other occasions after he was found to have re-entered the U.S. seeking work and a safe place to live.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 25 June 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
If the court indeed rules in this manner, the decision would reinstate a lower court ruling that allowed hospitals in the state to perform emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 26 June 2024
This came shortly after founder Kevin Plank was reinstated as chief executive officer, succeeding former Marriott International executive Stephanie Linnartz, who left after about a year in the top post.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 26 June 2024
That deportation order was later reinstated on a few other occasions after he was found to have re-entered the U.S. seeking work and a safe place to live.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 25 June 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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