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English noun: shake-up

1. shake-up (act) the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)


SamplesA committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum.
Top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup.


Synonymsreorganisation, reorganization, shakeup


Broader (hypernym)organisation, organization









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