reorganization
Americannoun
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the act or process of reorganizing; state of being reorganized.
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Finance. a reconstruction of a business corporation, including a marked change in capital structure, often following a failure and receivership or bankruptcy trusteeship.
noun
Etymology
Origin of reorganization
First recorded in 1805–15; re- + organization
Explanation
The process of arranging or setting something in order in a new way is reorganization. The reorganization of your bookshelves will make it easier to find a book that you're searching for. Reorganization can happen on a small scale, like the reorganization of your kitchen spices so they're in alphabetical order. There are also larger examples, like a country's reorganization of its entire government or a state's reorganization of its school system. This noun comes from the verb reorganize, which adds the "again" prefix re- to organize, from the Greek organon, "tool or implement."
Example Sentences
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Meta also is moving 7,000 employees into AI-focused positions as part of the ongoing reorganization, the Journal reported.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“We are making these changes now because making smaller, repeated cuts or dragging a reorganization out over multiple quarters creates prolonged emotional uncertainty for employees and stalls our ability to build,” the email said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Cloudflare said it chose to lay off so many people at once to avoid “dragging” its reorganization across multiple quarters, which would slow it down while prolonging uncertainty for workers.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
This reorganization will include shuttering 56 of 77 research stations studying climatological and ecological changes across the country.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
He could oversee the reorganization of his allies.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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