reinstates

Returns to position

Reinstates is the third-person singular of reinstate, meaning to restore someone or something to a former position, condition, or privilege.

A fired employee may be reinstated after winning an appeal.

A suspended license gets reinstated once requirements are met.

The court reinstates the original ruling.

The company reinstates her with back pay.

restores

revives

Restores vigor or consciousness

recovers · reclaims · reconstitutes · resurrects · revitalizes · reactivates · resumes · reopens · relaunches · reinstalls

status

standing

Position, physical or social

rank · eligibility · citizenship · license · certification · accreditation · privileges · honor · dignity · recognition

authority

power

Energy transfer rate

sovereignty · jurisdiction · leadership · command · dominance · enforcement · regime · mandate · oversight · legitimacy

employment

rehire

Employ a former worker

dismissal · severance · workforce · employee · employer · workplace · contract · benefits · seniority · backpay

Opposites
employment/position status

reinstatesterminates

Brings to an end

fires · dismisses · removes · sacks · ousts

restoration vs. abolition

reinstatesabolishes

Officially ends or eliminates

revokes · rescinds · repeals · annuls · cancels

continuity of status/rights

reinstatesrevokes

Formally cancels or withdraws

strips · suspends · expels · bars · bans

Family

reinstate, reinstated, reinstatement, reinstating, reinstatements

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