reinstatement

American

[ree-in-steyt-muhnt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt mənt /

Rarely reinstation

noun

an act or instance of being restored to a former position or state; reestablishment.

We are hoping the revised budget will include the reinstatement of the renewable energy tax credit program.
Both local and national media covered the resignation and subsequent reinstatement of the organization’s president.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

nonreinstatement

noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

reinstatements

plural

Etymology

Origin of reinstatement

reinstate ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )

Example Sentences

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reinstatement reinstatements

The U.S. national team lost 4-1 to Belgium in the World Cup round of 16, ending its campaign despite Balogun’s reinstatement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Piastri, who has been dropped to fifth by Gasly's reinstatement, lost three places in serving his penalty.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

None of this is news, but on the 50th anniversary of the death penalty’s reinstatement in the United States, it is worth reflecting on why those problems persist.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

The lawsuit states that Texas Tech has made multiple attempts to initiate Sorsby’s reinstatement with the NCAA.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun in 1994, nearly twenty years after he had voted for its reinstatement.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Workers contacted Thursday by The Times declined to speak on the record, fearing it would jeopardize their reinstatements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

The UMC says it has no overall figures of how many clergy were defrocked for defying anti-LGBTQ bans or how many reinstatements might occur.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

During his first day as Twitter’s new owner on Friday, Musk tweeted that he would pause all “major content decisions” and reinstatements of accounts until he convened a new content moderation council.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022

He added that “no major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

General recruiting is on the increase, and a more satisfactory number of renewals and reinstatements is noted.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)

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