reshuffle
Britishnoun
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an act of shuffling again
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a reorganization, esp of jobs within a government or cabinet
verb
Example Sentences
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Jones also sought Lord Mandelson's advice on promotion during last year's Cabinet reshuffle, sparked by Rayner's resignation as deputy prime minister and housing secretary over a tax row about unpaid stamp duty.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Paz struck a conciliatory tone, saying he would reshuffle his cabinet to make it more inclusive and set up a body to give the protesters more of a say in government policy.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Just a year later he was promoted into the shadow cabinet during a reshuffle, in the short-lived position of shadow secretary of state for child poverty.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
There had been talk of the PM regaining the initiative after the May elections not just with a programme of new legislation in the King's Speech, but by having a reshuffle.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
That genes could also be reproduced, recombined between chromosomes, and repaired by specific proteins, explained how cells and organisms manage to conserve, copy, and reshuffle genetic information across generations.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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