reoccupation

Returning to inhabit

Reoccupation is the act of occupying a place again after having left or been removed from it.

The term appears in military and political contexts: the reoccupation of territory after a ceasefire, protesters returned for the reoccupation of the square.

It can also describe returning to a residence or building: reoccupation of the apartments after renovations.

reclamation

repossession

Creditor seizing collateral

retrieval · reclaim · regain · replevin · recovery · seizure · recoup · reabsorption · reassumption · reestablishment

return

homecoming

Returning to one's origin

reintegration · readjustment · reassimilation · reunification · revisit · comeback · reversion · readmission · reaffiliation · reencounter

resumption

recommencement

Act of beginning anew

continuation · reengagement · revival · reinstatement · reestablishment · reboot · reappearance · re-emergence · comeback · reentry

military

invasion

Forcible entry into territory

incursion · colonization · subjugation · capture · assault · raid · encroachment · intrusion · patrol · surveillance

renewal

revitalization

Restoring vigor or vitality

rejuvenation · rebirth · renaissance · restoration · renovation · reconstruction · refurbishment · preservation · conservation · gentrification

territorial

revisionism

Reexamining established doctrine

self-determination · nationalist · disputed · sovereignty · borderlands · homeland · settlement

control

governance

How authority is exercised

oversight · management · regulation · supervision · command · dominance · regime · stewardship · enforcement · coordination

Categories
Opposites
occupancy status

reoccupationabandonment

Act of leaving permanently

evacuation · desertion · emptying · vacating · vacancy

temporal sequence

reoccupationpioneering

First to explore territory

colonization · founding

military/territorial control

reoccupationliberation

Release from constraint

withdrawal · retreat · pullout · demilitarization · cession

Family

preoccupation

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