Meaning & use
Redesignated
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Officially assigned a new name, status, or classification to something that already had one.
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The military redesignated the unit as a special operations squadron.
The wetland was redesignated a protected reserve after years of lobbying by conservationists.
A note on using this word
Redesignation is common in military and government contexts, where organizations are frequently renamed or reclassified without changing their underlying structure.
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