rechartering
7.4
An act of giving a group a new official document that lets it work
- noun
- /ˌriːˈtʃɑːrtərɪŋ/
- Formal
:
renovación de carta
- The council approved the rechartering of the nonprofit organization to enhance its community services.
Examples
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The rechartering process allowed the museum to expand its educational programs and reach more visitors.
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After years of operation, the school needed a rechartering to reflect its updated mission and goals.
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This rechartering of fire institutions explains much of Australia's continual crisis, where fire control has shifted from the backcountry to the urban bush.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
renewal
vsrechartering
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3.5
Making something new or making it last longer
applies specifically to granting a new governing document that lets an organization continue
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6.4
An official action that lets a law, program, or funding continue
focuses on granting formal organizational status via a new governing document
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7.9
The renewing of official permission for an organization to operate
is the same idea but presented as the ongoing action rather than the short label
Surface Forms
rechartering singular
recharterings plural
Morphology
Etymology
Rechartering comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and charter meaning 'a paper that gives permission'. So, rechartering is the act of giving that paper 'again'—renewing an organization's right to operate.