SHAKE-UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

Example:

top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup

Synonyms:

reorganisation; reorganization; shake-up; shakeup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("shake-up" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)

Derivation:

shake up (organize anew)