reshuffle
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- n a redistribution of something
there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers - n shuffling again
the gambler demanded a reshuffle - v shuffle again
So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards - v reorganize and assign posts to different people
The new Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet
- You might think a government reshuffle would be the best way to reassert your authority.
- Even Ma's Nationalist allies demanded a Cabinet reshuffle, acknowledging overwhelming public unease with the government.
- When somebody asked for his view on a Cabinet reshuffle planned by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, he dropped the bombshell: "I won't let Mori reshuffle the Cabinet.