reconsideration

Other forms: reconsiderations

Definitions of reconsideration
  1. noun
    thinking again about a choice previously made
    synonyms: afterthought, rethink, second thought
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    type of:
    change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
    a decision to reverse an earlier decision
  2. noun
    a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
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    type of:
    consideration
    a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)
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