realignment

/ (ˌriːəˈlaɪnmənt) /

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noun

the act or instance of restoring or changing to a previous or different position

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How to use realignment in a sentence

How he was hoping to do a grand Wilsonian realignment of great powers.
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After all, despite years of PR and realignment, the ACC is still a basketball conference.
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If this is a significant bloc, it could mark a permanent realignment in city politics.
The NYC Mayor’s Race is Tomorrow, Here’s What to Look Out For|Ben Jacobs|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She also points to cultural shifts, a new “anti-stuff mentality,” in her words, “a realignment of our societal priorities.”
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Karl Rove's prediction of a grand political realignment has finally come true—for Obama.
Obama Realigns, the GOP Declines: The New Political Paradigm|Robert Shrum|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All the signs point to a political realignment upon new issues in this country, both South and North.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue|Various
To this succeeded the classification and realignment of the concrete data thus obtained.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
But then, each of their meetings seemed marked by some such realignment, and always to his advantage.
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison
Thus it was nothing less than a complete realignment of the coterie that had taken place, this week.
Angela's Business|Henry Sydnor Harrison

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