1. the process of teaching someone new skills or ways of thinking, especially to help them adapt to changed circumstances
2. the process of forcing someone to abandon their political or social beliefs and adopt new ones
Usage: often associated with authoritarian regimes

Examples

• The company provided reeducation programs for workers whose jobs were eliminated by automation.
• Veterans received reeducation benefits to help them transition to civilian careers.
• The prison offered reeducation courses to help inmates develop job skills.
• Political prisoners were subjected to forced reeducation in labor camps.
• The reeducation center focused on teaching former addicts life skills.
• After the revolution, many intellectuals were sent for reeducation.
• The reeducation program helped displaced farmers learn new agricultural techniques.