Reappointment

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of giving someone the same position or job again after their previous term or appointment ends
2. A process where an individual is chosen once more for a role or office they have held before
3. The event of officially confirming or assigning a person again to a particular post or function

Etymology: "Reappointment" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again," attached to "appointment." The base word "appointment" came into English through Old French from Latin roots, and its sense of being assigned a job or position is what the new word carries forward. Adding "re-" simply makes the meaning "appointed once more." The prefix itself has a long pedigree. It descends from the Latin "re-," which has been traced back to a very old root shared across the Italic languages, and it was added to English words freely over the centuries. Its use here is entirely regular: any office or post that ends can be filled again by the same person.

Synonyms: renewal, reinstatement, reassignment, resumption

Antonyms: dismissal, removal, termination