Reinstate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
Britannica Dictionary definition of REINSTATE
[+ object]
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to put (someone) back in a job or position that had been taken away
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After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson.
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The company promised to reinstate [=rehire] the employees that had been laid off.
2
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to begin using or dealing with (a law, policy, system, etc.) again
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The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy.
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the year the death penalty was reinstated
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The court case was dismissed by the judge but reinstated [=reopened] on appeal.