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shake·up

(shāk′ŭp′)

A thorough, often drastic reorganization, as of the personnel in a business or government.

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Noun

shakeup - the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup"

reorganisation, reorganization, shake-up

organization, organisation - the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"

shakeup

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A thorough or drastic reorganization:

overhaul.

Informal: housecleaning.

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KARACHI -- As part of the prime minister's drive to reform the Federal Board of Revenue, the Customs Wing has undertaken one of its biggest-ever shakeups in order to meet the challenging revenue target and particularly to control the menace of smuggling.

FBR's customs wing reshuffles 1,650 officials to ensure recoveries

-Credit Suisse expecting more shakeups in private banking in Asia

But if Loma Prieta's amplification traces instead to other factors, those factors might similarly intensify future San Francisco shakeups. And in either case, the areas still faces the danger of the unsteady sediments lurking beneath many of its structures.

Loma Prieta's long-distance punch: why did cities 100 kilometers away feel such strong shaking?

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