reinstatement

English

Etymology

From reinstate +‎ -ment.

Noun

reinstatement (countable and uncountable, plural reinstatements)

1. The act of restoring something to its previous state.

   Many people are unhappy with the sacking of the chief constable and demand his immediate reinstatement.

   • 1983 December 3, “Citizeens Support Ousting of Homophobic Health Commissioner”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 2:

     Barry removed Pawlisch last July and the former board member has sought reinstatement to his seat, thus far without success.

   • 2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 54:

     CBR calculated the estimated cost of reinstatement of the route, based on 2012 prices for the original Borders Railway project, as £644m.
     "Admittedly, that's about four years out of date now, so it's looking more like a billion pounds," says Walton.

Derived terms

• nonreinstatement