redesignation

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noun

The act of redesignating.

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nounredesignation (plural redesignations)

plural redesignations

  1. The act of redesignating.
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    In a bid to help address this, the Biden Administration last month announced the redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which now allows nearly half a million Venezuelans who entered the US before July 31, 2023, to apply to remain here and work lawfully for an 18-month period.

    2023 October 5, Ben Helms, David Leblang, Tom Jawetz, “Opinion: A smart and humane answer on immigration”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2025

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APA

redesignation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redesignation

MLA

“redesignation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redesignation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redesignation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redesignation.

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