Meaning & Definition of Reorganization in English

1. 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"

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

• "After the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"

• "The reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws"