shakeup
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈʃeɪkˌʌp/
- US
:
reorganización
- A little shakeup in the schedule can often provide the variety that is necessary to keep students on task.
Examples
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The company's sudden shakeup led to the departure of several senior executives.
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There were also a few shakeups in terms of personnel.
Blog text (19) -
As you know, we're in the middle of the biggest shakeup in the history of British intelligence.
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Which means it's exactly the right time for a shakeup on the home front.
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The result of the shakeup was a novel proposal for future use of the arsenal.
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You know that means there's gonna be a shakeup in the Idea Department too.
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There needs to be a real shakeup at Main Justice and OLC.
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BLITZER: This just coming in: A major shakeup in the polls.
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Last Saturday led to a big shakeup at the top of the B.C.S. standings.
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As CNNMoney reports, Apple shares fell below $600 earlier this week after a management shakeup and mixed iPad Mini reviews.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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4.2
Changing how a company or system is organized to make it work better
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6.9
A sudden big change that causes confusion and problems
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3.7
Major changes to how a company or group is set up
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4.3
A major change in how people run an organization
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5.3
A change in the order of people or jobs in a group
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Etymology
Shakeup comes from the parts shake ('move quickly back and forth') and up ('make a change'); imagine shaking a bottle so everything inside moves and mixes. So, a shakeup is a big change in the people or the structure of an organization.