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Reshuffle

Meaning in politics & government, with examples

/ˌriːˈʃʌfl/nounCommon term

In politics & government, reshuffle means: A change in which a prime minister or president moves ministers to different jobs, removes some of them and brings new people into the cabinet.

In Turkish: kabine değişikliği, kabine revizyonu

How it is used

Common in British and international news: a cabinet reshuffle, a major or minor reshuffle. Leaders carry out a reshuffle, and ministers are moved, promoted or dropped in it. Reshuffle is also a verb: the prime minister reshuffled her cabinet.

Example sentences

  1. In the reshuffle, the health minister moved to the foreign ministry.

  2. A cabinet reshuffle is expected after the summer break.

Common collocations

  • cabinet reshuffle
  • carry out a reshuffle
  • major reshuffle
  • reshuffle the cabinet
  • cabinetThe group of senior ministers, led by the prime minister or president, who meet regularly to decide government policy.
  • ministerA senior member of the government who is responsible for a particular area of policy, such as health, education or finance, and usually leads a ministry.
  • prime ministerThe leader of the government in many countries, usually the head of the largest party or coalition in parliament, who chairs the cabinet.
  • resignTo leave a job or official position by your own decision, usually by formally telling the people you work for.

More terms: Government and the Executive

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