Unban

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of a ban.

    "As a matter of fact, I have unbanned you several times, and let an unban that I did not agree with stand."

Verb
  1. 1
    To lift a ban against. transitive

    "De Klerk was not acting totally unilaterally and independently when he announced the decision to unban previously banned parties like the ANC […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
unbanning

Example

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"De Klerk was not acting totally unilaterally and independently when he announced the decision to unban previously banned parties like the ANC […]"

Etymology

From un- + ban.

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