reshuffling
- noun
- /ˌriːˈʃʌfəlɪŋ/
- After the reshuffling of the executive board, the company is now focused on new strategies for growth.
Examples
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Pakistan's military chain of command appears intact despite internal turmoil and reshuffling at the top of the government.
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But much more will be required than bureaucratic reshuffling.
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There is some reshuffling going on now.
Academic text (1996) -
In contrast to all previous work, our reshuffling method is fully interactive.
Academic text (2011) -
Oh, now that Roger's in the mix, I've decided to do a minor reshuffling of the students.
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Sultan Qaboos bin Said responded with a hike in the minimum wage, some reshuffling of cabinet members, and other reforms.
Blog text (6) -
Reshuffling often meant tutors adapting to different grade levels, abilities, or math content within a small group of children.
Academic text (2006) -
Teddy Ng of the SCMP highlights the reshuffling of PBSC positions to favor new Premier Li Keqiang.
Blog text (19) -
Absences caused last-minute reshuffling of children or tutors, causing occasional discontinuity or dissatisfaction from tutors or children.
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The recent reshuffling of staff in the company helped to improve communication and efficiency.
Synonyms
Changing how a company or system is organized to make it work better
Major changes to how a company or group is set up
To move a person to a different job or role
A major change in how people run an organization
A change in the way things are arranged to make them work better
A change in the way parts of a group or system are arranged
A change in the order or position of things
A change in the order of people or jobs in a group
To put things in a different order
To mix a deck of cards by moving them to change their order
Changing the order of things to make a process work better
Bringing people or parts together again to organize after a change
Putting things back in the correct order
An act of putting things in a new order to change where they are
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Etymology
Reshuffling is made from re- meaning 'again' and shuffle meaning 'to mix or move things around', as when you mix a deck of cards. So a reshuffling is doing that mixing again, rearranging people or things, which is why it means changing the order or team once more.