Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reinstate, to restore to a former position: "phục chức" means to officially return someone to a previous job, rank, or official position, especially after they had been dismissed, demoted, or suspended. It implies the restoration of status, duties, and often privileges associated with the role.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi được minh oan, ông ấy đã được phục chức. (After being exonerated, he was reinstated.)
  • Hội đồng quyết định phục chức cho viên chức bị sa thải oan. (The council decided to reinstate the wrongfully dismissed official.)
  • Việc phục chức được tiến hành sau một cuộc điều tra kỹ lưỡng. (The reinstatement was carried out after a thorough investigation.)

Advanced Usage

• "được phục chức": to be reinstated (passive voice, common usage).

  • Nhân viên trung thực cuối cùng cũng được phục chức. (The honest employee was finally reinstated.)

• "quyết định phục chức": reinstatement decision.

  • Quyết định phục chức đã được công bố chính thức. (The reinstatement decision was officially announced.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phục hồi chức vụ: A longer, more formal phrase with the same meaning as "phục chức" (to restore position/rank).
• Tái bổ nhiệm: To reappoint (can be similar but often used for a new appointment to a similar or different position, not necessarily a restoration of a lost one).
• Cách chức: To dismiss from a position, to demote (antonym).

Synonyms

• Khôi phục chức vụ: To restore to a position.
• Trả lại chức cũ: To give back the old position (less formal).

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "phục chức" is specific to official or professional contexts, typically involving government positions, corporate roles, or formal titles. It is not used for general situations like returning to a casual job.
• It carries a connotation of correcting an injustice or a wrongful removal, often following an appeal or review process.

1. Reinstate, restore