noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of rearranging. See reorganize. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government wordnet
3. 3
   The end result of such an act. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

rearrangementreorderingrestructuringshake upcopyduplication

Example

More examples

"All hope of my promotion went up in smoke after my reorganization plan fell through."

Etymology

From re- + organization.

Related phrases

quasi-reorganization

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