REORGANIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reorganization mean? 

• REORGANIZATION (noun)
  The noun REORGANIZATION has 2 senses:

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

2. an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government

  Familiarity information: REORGANIZATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REORGANIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

reorganisation; reorganization; shake-up; shakeup

Context example:

top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup

Hypernyms ("reorganization" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)

Derivation:

reorganize (organize anew)

reorganize (organize anew, as after a setback)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws

Hypernyms ("reorganization" is a kind of...):

alteration; revision (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification))

Derivation:

reorganize (organize anew)

reorganize (organize anew, as after a setback)

 Context examples 

This protein plays a role in both signal transduction and the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton.

(FYVE, RhoGEF and PH Domain-Containing Protein 5, NCI Thesaurus)

Independent from DNA replication inhibition, lurtotecan also inhibits RNA synthesis, multi-ubiquitination and degradation of topoisomerase I and chromatin reorganization.

(Lurtotecan, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in signal transduction and is involved in cytoskeletal reorganization.

(NCK2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes cytoplasmic protein NCK2, plays a role in both cytoskeletal reorganization and the regulation of growth factor receptor signal transduction.

(NCK2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain-containing protein 5, is involved in both signal transduction and the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton.

(FGD5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton.

(FGD5 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

When MAP kinase or PI-3 kinase is inhibited, actin reorganization is blocked.

(Extracellular Matrix Binding Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This protein is involved in the reorganization of chromatin.

(Non-Histone Chromosomal Protein HMG-17, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in development, stress response and reorganization of cell structure.

(PAK6 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 1 protein, plays a role in the dissolution of stress fibers and reorganization of focal complexes.

(PAK1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)