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realignment

realignment

4 4.6
A change in the way parts of a group or system are arranged
  • noun
  • /ˌriːəˈlaɪnmənt/
translation icon : reajuste
  • The effects of this realignment of compensation selection, and hence priority levels, are the main focus of the paper.
  • currency realignment
  • strategic realignment
  • policy realignment

There is a portion that needs a realignment.

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Examples

  • An official U.S. threat of military realignment would be hard for the Shiites to ignore.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The realignment of nationalism with democracy in the Middle East represented something of a return to historical form.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And for sure, a moral realignment was certainly taking place.

  • Part of this realignment is the opening of a second front in Asia.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Dramatic evidence suggests the realignment of both systems during the last decade.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Connally continued that the U.S. would not talk in terms only of a currency realignment.

    Academic text (2004)
  • If the constitutional structure is to be preserved, the delegation doctrine needs realignment.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Our sales execution improved relative to the organizational realignment we implemented earlier this year.

    Blog text (10)
  • Implementation of SWPBIS can require realignment of long-standing organizational structures and practices.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The city's realignment of traffic signals has improved safety for pedestrians.

Synonyms

adjustment
vsrealignment
133 2.9

A small change that makes something fit or work better

can include these minor tweaks but also larger structural or positional shifts
placement
vsrealignment
62 3.5

Putting or arranging things in a particular place

covers this action but also wider organizational or structural changes
restructuring
vsrealignment
54 4.2

Changing how a company or system is organized to make it work better

is more general, not limited to major company or system changes
reorganization
vsrealignment
27 3.7

Major changes to how a company or group is set up

covers adjustments of position or organization both small and large
reassignment
vsrealignment
18 3.9

To move a person to a different job or role

is wider, applying to position and structural changes beyond roles
reconfiguration
vsrealignment
5 5.6

A change in the way things are arranged to make them work better

is broader, covering any change in position, structure, or organization
rearrangement
vsrealignment
4 3.4

A change in the order or position of things

can include these moves but also changes to structure or organization
reallocation
vsrealignment
4 5.5

The act of giving something out again in a different way, like staff or money

focuses more widely on positional or structural changes beyond distribution
reshuffling
vsrealignment
3 4.6

A change in the order of people or things in a group

is wider, covering many kinds of structural or positional change
reorientation
vsrealignment
3 6.2

A change of direction, focus, or beliefs to follow a new way

is more concrete, covering physical or organizational position changes as well
reordering
vsrealignment
2 3.2

To put things in a different order

is broader, including order changes plus other structural adjustments
emplacement
vsrealignment
1 8.0

Putting something in a particular place for a specific purpose

is more general, including many kinds of positional and structural change
resequencing
vsrealignment
1 7.5

Changing the order of things to make a process work better

includes sequence changes but also other positional or structural adjustments
transposition
vsrealignment
1 7.3

Changing the order or position of things, for example swapping letters

is more general, covering many kinds of positional or organizational changes
repositioning
vsrealignment
1 4.2

Moving something or someone to a new position

can mean this but also covers wider organizational or structural adjustments
change of location
vsrealignment
1 2.4

A move of something from one place to another

is broader, not only movement but also structural or organizational adjustments
reordination
vsrealignment
8.7

Putting things back in the correct order

focuses on ordering rather than general positional or structural change
redisposition
vsrealignment
  • Jargon
9.9

To move soldiers or ships to new positions to use them better

is more general, not limited to forces or tactical repositioning
reassortment
vsrealignment
7.9

An act of putting things in a new order to change where they are

is broader, including positional and organizational adjustments too

How Thorough

to overhaul
35 4.6
realignment
4 4.6
adjustment
133 2.9
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

realignment singular
realignments plural

Morphology

realignment = realign (transparent) = re + align + ment

The noun is formed in a standard way from the verb 'realign' to mean the act or result of realigning.

Etymology

Realignment comes from re- 'again' and align 'to line up', like moving players into new positions on a field. So a realignment is the act of changing or adjusting the position, structure, or organization of something to make it work better.