Noun: reorganization ree,or-gu-nu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ree,or-gu-nI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
"a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum";
- reorganisation [Brit], shake-up, shakeup, rejig [Brit]
- An extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government
"after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"; "the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws"
Derived forms: reorganizations
Type of: alteration, organisation [Brit], organization, revision
Encyclopedia: Reorganization