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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This January, a grand jury reinstated charges after an independent firearms expert confirmed the FBI's original findings that the gun worked normally.
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 July 2024
Altman was quickly reinstated following a backlash from employees and the board was remade.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 10 July 2024
Announced June 28, the decision reinstates a baiting ban for non-subsistence hunters instituted during the Obama administration in 2015.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 10 July 2024
The standard was then revoked under President Trump, but Biden reinstated it via executive order in 2021.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 10 July 2024
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 July 2024
Altman was quickly reinstated following a backlash from employees and the board was remade.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 10 July 2024
Announced June 28, the decision reinstates a baiting ban for non-subsistence hunters instituted during the Obama administration in 2015.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 10 July 2024
The standard was then revoked under President Trump, but Biden reinstated it via executive order in 2021.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 10 July 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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