RECHARTER Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

recharter

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Definition of recharter

as in to charter

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Recent Examples of recharter But their grip on the banking system soon succumbed to populist challenges, culminating in the failure, in 1832, of the attempt to recharter the federal government’s nationwide Bank of the United States. — Charles W. Calomiris, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013 Andrew Jackson explained his veto of Congress’s bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States as being based on its unconstitutionality, even though the Supreme Court had approved Congress’s authority to so act years earlier. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023

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Dickinson and his wife, Mary, were the namesakes for the first college — based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — chartered after the founding of the United States.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Building on existing kidney and heart programs, the center was formally chartered in 1989.

— Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of charter

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In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Judge John Weeks denied May’s request to sanction Daniel and to hold King’s bond insufficient for violating a condition that directs him not to contact witnesses.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Definition of sanction

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The board is expected to discuss the extreme measures Tuesday, Feb. 17. LAUSD employs more than 83,000 people, including teachers, administrators, certificated support personnel and substitutes, according to June 2025 data.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Trustees at the Ramona Unified School District voted unanimously Thursday to send layoff notices to 12 classified and certificated staff members and keep 28 vacant positions unfilled as a way to balance the budget.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of certificate

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Recipients must recertify regularly to maintain eligibility.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Faced with total defeat, the Democrats finally gave up their futile efforts to undermine the public finance system by blocking Blakeman and agreed to recertify him for matching funds.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026

Definition of recertify

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But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
For roughly a century after the Constitution was ratified, private property, contracts and free internal trade within the United States were respected.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Definition of ratify

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Yet this argument requires senators to actively affirm Blanche, which would legitimize his naked corruption of the law.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
The biggest near-term catalyst for the cryptocurrency industry could be the CLARITY Act, which would lay out regulatory guidelines and help legitimize the crypto industry.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Definition of legitimize

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For this, Sandia researchers used power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) testing to validate their AI controls before deploying them in the field.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Segment by life stage, validate what employees actually need and embed that voice into benefits design, decision rights, communications and feedback loops.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of validate

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The Minnesota Department of Human Services set out to revalidate thousands of providers in programs deemed high risk for fraud by asking providers to submit verification paperwork and making unannounced site visits.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 3 June 2026
By May, Human Services plans to revalidate more than 5,500 Medicaid providers, including verification of ownership, credentials, background checks and locations.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026

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