REINSTATEMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of restoring someone to a previous position

Example:

we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("reinstatement" is a kind of...):

restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)

Derivation:

reinstate (restore to the previous state or rank)

Meaning:

The condition of being reinstated

Example:

her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("reinstatement" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

reinstate (bring back into original existence, use, function, or position)

reinstate (restore to the previous state or rank)