Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision.
- intransitive verb To take up for reconsideration, as a matter previously acted on by a legislature.
- intransitive verb To consider again, often with alteration or modification in mind.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To consider again; turn over in the mind again; review.
- In parliamentary language, to take into consideration a second time, generally with the view of rescinding or of amending: as, to
reconsider a motion in a legislative body; to reconsider a vote.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To consider again.
- transitive verb (Parliamentary Practice) To take up for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To consider a matter thought already to have been decided.
- verb In parliamentary procedure, a
motion to bring back for furtherdebate and a revote a motion that has already been passed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
- verb consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
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Examples
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We saw that they admitted in that letter (see page 16 of the Parliamentary Papers on Cholera) the limited nature of the proofs upon which their opinion was formed; but I had not the reasons which I supposed I had for concluding, that because they used the words "ready to reconsider," in their communication of the 18th of same month to the Council, they intended to _reconsider_ the whole question.
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In addition, Deleuze's theory of "affect" helps us to reconsider from a post-phenomenological perspective what it might mean for a poem to represent the
Introduction 2008
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People criticize Bush for putting other people's children in harm's way without having to risk his own, but the real problem isn't that Jenna and Barb aren't Marines, it's that Bush seems so weirdly oblivious to the disaster he's created in Iraq that the ONLY way he'd reconsider is if his children were there.
A Dog in This Fight (Formerly: Womb Wars) - Swampland - TIME.com 2007
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Asking him to "reconsider" -- implying that he had made a mistake -- is asking for trouble.
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Asking him to "reconsider" -- implying that he had made a mistake -- is asking for trouble.
How To Talk To Someone You Can't Stand Olivia Fox Cabane 2010
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At its basis, the novel wants to reach into the reader’s mindset and give it a good yank in a different direction; what it asks us to reconsider is the emotionally fraught distinction between the concepts of selfishness and selflessness, and it dares to suggest that we have willfully misunderstood them.
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Perhaps the way to get them to reconsider is to call the industry's bluff.
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The court order stays closing of the transaction until Jan. 6, when another hearing will be held to determine whether a stay will be granted until Jan. 14, the date on which ALL Fuels 'motion to reconsider is to be heard.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2009
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The court order stays closing of the transaction until Jan. 6, when another hearing will be held to determine whether a stay will be granted until Jan. 14, the date on which ALL Fuels 'motion to reconsider is to be heard.
Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2009
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The court order stays closing of the transaction until Jan. 6, when another hearing will be held to determine whether a stay will be granted until Jan. 14, the date on which ALL Fuels 'motion to reconsider is to be heard.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2009
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