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
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The order particularly directs the Interior Department to reinstate drillings rights there that were revoked under the Biden administration and seeks to review a lease sale there by the Biden administration that ultimately flopped.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
On immigration, Miller said Trump plans to reinstate border policies from his first administration, including a policy known as Remain in Mexico and ending the catch and release policy, along with plans to begin deportations of criminals who are in the country illegally.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Biden’s historic expansion underscores the need for Trump to reinstate his deregulatory agenda immediately.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
President-elect Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and proclamations on Monday after he is sworn in, reversing many of his predecessors' policies and reinstating actions from his first term in office.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
On immigration, Miller said Trump plans to reinstate border policies from his first administration, including a policy known as Remain in Mexico and ending the catch and release policy, along with plans to begin deportations of criminals who are in the country illegally.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Biden’s historic expansion underscores the need for Trump to reinstate his deregulatory agenda immediately.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
President-elect Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and proclamations on Monday after he is sworn in, reversing many of his predecessors' policies and reinstating actions from his first term in office.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
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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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