Shakeup (Noun)
Meaning
The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The major corporate shakeup left several long-time employees wondering about their future.
- Top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup after allegations of misconduct.
- In response to financial difficulties, the school district initiated a significant shakeup in their administrative team.
- After several high-profile product recalls, the manufacturing company underwent a shakeup, shifting from its focus on profits to consumer safety.
- As a result of public discontent with their government's inefficiencies, voters voted in new representatives to cause a much-needed shakeup.