reclassify
verb
re·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
reclassified; reclassifying; reclassifies
: to move from one class, classification, or category to another : to classify again
… in the 1980s, amphetamines were reclassified as controlled substances, which restricted their availability.—
Stephen Rae
Stephen Raereclassify the product to boost sales
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The latest Trump order creates a new category of political appointees in the federal workforce, originally called Schedule F.
OPM estimates 50,000 positions, or about 2% of federal workers, will be reclassified under the new rule, which renames Schedule F as Schedule Policy/Career.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump announced on Friday his administration will be issuing new civil service regulations reclassifying around 50,000 federal employees under Schedule F, a designation that would strip them of key civil service protections.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The White House excluded Associated Press reporters from events because the wire service wouldn’t reclassify the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The directive creates a new employment classification for tens of thousands of nonpartisan career civil servants, effectively stripping them of job protections by reclassifying them as at-will positions, meaning they can be dismissed for nearly any reason.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump announced on Friday his administration will be issuing new civil service regulations reclassifying around 50,000 federal employees under Schedule F, a designation that would strip them of key civil service protections.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The White House excluded Associated Press reporters from events because the wire service wouldn’t reclassify the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The directive creates a new employment classification for tens of thousands of nonpartisan career civil servants, effectively stripping them of job protections by reclassifying them as at-will positions, meaning they can be dismissed for nearly any reason.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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