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reclassification

American  
[ree-klas-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / riˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of reclassifying something, or the new category or status assigned to it by this act.


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Seoul's government convened on Friday an inter-agency meeting and confirmed a consensus among the relevant parties regarding the "reclassification of the Rodong Sinmun newspaper from special material to general material", it said in a statement.

From Barron's

The museum consistently operated at a loss, the notes say, with some operating shortfalls covered by the 2019 reclassification.

From Los Angeles Times

To confirm the reclassification, Quinn used X-ray imaging on multiple specimens.

From Science Daily

Banks must comply with the new guidelines this year, which has led to a sweeping reclassification of banks’ commercial loans—reflecting more lending to NDFIs than was previously understood.

From Barron's

First came the reclassification — Arenas skipped his senior year of high school to join USC.

From Los Angeles Times