Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thorough, often drastic reorganization, as of the personnel in a business or government.
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- noun A vigorous
reorganization , especially of thepersonnel orprocedures of an organization.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
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Examples
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The rationale behind this forthcoming shakeup is that it will give Yahoo a more united front.
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WALLACE: Let me ask you -- we're almost out of time, Governor -- I know the campaign doesn't like to use the word shakeup inside the Kerry campaign, but how else do you explain?
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One would think this type of shakeup is better done right after an election, so that it’s not a wedge issue by the time people are running again.
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The most significant change in the shakeup was the replacement of the interior minister, Habib el-Adly, who heads internal security forces and is widely despised by protesters for the brutality some officers have shown.
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In making Friday's announcement, the network said the shakeup is the result of "a transition from a launch phase to a more long-term focus on business and creative strategy, development and execution."
Oprah Replaces OWN CEO, Says Network Is "Not Where I Want It to Be" 2011
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The shakeup was a Hezbollah message to Saudi Arabia and its Prime Minister Saad Hariri that in Lebanon, the group alone calls the shots.
Hussain Abdul-Hussain: Lebanese-Israeli Clashes: What Really Happened 2010
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The shakeup could be the big push that conservative candidate Doug Hoffman needs to come out on top.
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The shakeup is a political casualty for President Bush, who realized his current chairman, Peter Pace, would likely not survive a renomination process before a Democratic Congress.
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The shakeup is a political casualty for President Bush, who realized his current chairman, Peter Pace, would likely not survive a renomination process before a Democratic Congress.
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The campaign referred to the shakeup as a planned restructuring strategy to expand its focus on winning the Iowa caucuses and early primary states.
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