reinstate

verb

re·in·state ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt

reinstated; reinstating

transitive verb

: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)

: to restore to a previous effective state

reinstatement

ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt-mənt

noun

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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The high court's conservative majority ruled to block an order from a federal judge that would have reinstated some 1,600 individuals to Virginia's registered voter count. —

Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024 Soon after taking office in 2021, Biden reinstated the regulation. —

Marcus Baram, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 Musk reinstated accounts belonging to Alex Jones and Andrew Tate, both of which were banned years before the 2020 election cycle even began. —

Makena Kelly, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024 On health care: Draper, who is receiving IVF therapy and had a miscarriage earlier this year, said reinstating Roe v. Wade and focusing on affordable health care are priorities. —

Worth Sparkman, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reinstate