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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Congress could also pass a bill that reverses the withdrawal and reinstates Twin Metals’ leases.
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Blue and Gold is also the only logging project known to have been paused in response to Biden’s executive order, then reinstated.
—April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
Additional changes are planned for the bridge, including removing the toll booths at east end and reinstating a previous high occupancy vehicle lane on the westbound upper deck.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Arena threatened to end the print magazine and fire nearly its entire staff, but Authentic found another operator, Minute Media, and reinstated the employees.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Blue and Gold is also the only logging project known to have been paused in response to Biden’s executive order, then reinstated.
—April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
Additional changes are planned for the bridge, including removing the toll booths at east end and reinstating a previous high occupancy vehicle lane on the westbound upper deck.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Arena threatened to end the print magazine and fire nearly its entire staff, but Authentic found another operator, Minute Media, and reinstated the employees.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 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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