[+ obj] 1 : to put (someone) back in a job or position that had been taken away
▪ After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson. ▪ The company promised to reinstate [=rehire] the employees that had been laid off. 2 : to begin using or dealing with (a law, policy, system, etc.) again
▪ The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy. ▪ the year the death penalty was reinstated ▪ The court case was dismissed by the judge but reinstated [=reopened] on appeal.
▪ After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson. ▪ The company promised to reinstate [=rehire] the employees that had been laid off.
▪ The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy. ▪ the year the death penalty was reinstated ▪ The court case was dismissed by the judge but reinstated [=reopened] on appeal.





