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reclassification

reclassification

1 6.5
To move something into a different group
  • noun
  • /ˌriːklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : reclasificación
  • As long as the FCC does not overstep its statutory authority and gives adequate explanation for the reclassification, the FCC should have no problems implementing its new rules, even if its new policy were challenged.
  • cannabis reclassification
  • reclassification of broadband
  • reclassification of broadband providers

And I read about this reclassification.

Examples

  • Changes include the addition of some new actives and the reclassification of a couple of existing actives.

    Blog text (5)
  • The children themselves bluntly tell their peers about the connection between reclassification by numerical age and acquiring new obligations.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In my region, I watched reclassification happen in two different libraries with amazing success.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The statute also provides for voluntary reclassification at the request of the state to a higher classification.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In other words, the penalties for cannabis possession since reclassification are harsher on young people than they are on adults.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Certain reclassifications have been made to the June 30, 2001 financial statements to conform with the 2002 presentation.

    Academic text (2003)
  • If the FCC can use any method to ensure deployment for the purpose of giving end users access to a broad array of services through broadband, then reclassification of broadband providers in order to reach that goal would be allowable.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The Sibley and Munroe reclassification has created an enlarged family of crows and their relatives, the Corvidae.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The committee decided on a reclassification of the species after new evidence was presented.

  • The company announced a reclassification of its employees to ensure compliance with new labor laws.

Synonyms

classification
vsreclassification
19 3.7

The process of putting things into groups by shared features

involves doing that again, often moving items between categories
categorization
vsreclassification
  • Specialized
8 4.4

Putting things, people, or ideas into groups because they are similar

is about repeating this grouping to assign items to a different group
requalification
vsreclassification
  • Formal
8.4

To change the official use of land or buildings

is the general act of assigning items again to a different category
redesignation
vsreclassification
  • Formal
6.7

An official change of name or status for something

focuses on changing category rather than just renaming

Antonyms

4 6.8

The removal of rules that kept government papers or files secret

How Extensive

reclassification
1 6.5
reassignment
18 3.9
review
490 3.0
adjustment
133 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

reclassification = reclassify (transparent) = re + class + ify + ation

The noun is a regular and fully predictable formation from the verb 'reclassify' meaning the act or process of doing it.

Etymology

The word reclassification comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and class meaning 'group', as in the common word classify. So a reclassification is the act of putting something into a different 'group' or category again, which is why it changes where something belongs.