Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of establishing again, or the state of being reëstablished; restoration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act reëstablishing; the state of being reëstablished.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun restoration to a previous state
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Examples
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The progress of the tale ends in what is far more like the re-establishment of an effective Holy Roman Empire with its seat in Rome than anything that would be devised by a ‘Nordic’.
superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010
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On the possibility of removing sanctions, Ashton told the Iranians that "it remains our united position that this would accompany the re-establishment of confidence in the Iranian nuclear programme rather than be a precondition for discussing it."
So why keep talking to Iran? Jennifer Rubin 2011
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The re-establishment of the Baathists under subsidized awakening councils, the domination of competing groups of fundamentalist Shiites, the ascendance of Iran in Iraqi and Persian gulf politics, and the isolation of the Kurds all suggest potential future Iraqi strife and the eviction of American power.
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The progress of the tale ends in what is far more like the re-establishment of an effective Holy Roman Empire with its seat in Rome than anything that would be devised by a ‘Nordic’.
Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010
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How can we regain their trust if not through re-establishment of the rule of law?
The Paradox of Law: The Past as Prologue « Antiwar.com Blog 2009
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None of this helps achieve Mr. Obama's laudable goal of leaving a stable Afghan government that can defend itself and resist the re-establishment of terror safe havens.
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Free admission seems now such an embedded part of cultural life that it is easy to forget both what a rocky road led to its re-establishment, and the fact that there are fairly strong arguments against it.
Free museum entry is a treasure too precious to lose | Charlotte Higgins 2011
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This moment is about the inalienable right of the people of Palestine to self-determination, to freedom, and the re-establishment of normalcy to the lives of their children, within the context of reconstruction and reconciliation with a powerful, powerfully supported and certainly well-armed neighbor.
Ru Freeman: A Voice for Palestine Is a Voice for Israel Ru Freeman 2011
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She can see that the re-establishment of the King and the Bourbon government in France and the return of the priests will ensure radical and heretical scientific debate was silenced in Paris.
A Conversation with Rebecca Stott about The Coral Thief 2010
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In a news conference, General Gonzalez called for the re-establishment of dialogue, which he said was the only way for his countrymen to resolve their differences.
Ecuadoran President Attacked by Striking Police, Protesters 2010
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