fig. Conversion; perversion; desertion to another side (quot. 1665). arch.

Rhetoric. A transition from one subject or point to another. Obsolete.

A shifting, removal; a change of position or attitude; dialect a change of residence or employment. to get a shift on (colloquial), to get a move…

The action or process of reorienting; a fresh orientation.

transferred. The action of converting or fact of being converted, to some opinion, belief, party, etc.

Esp. in the context of European politics: a revival or relaunching (of a policy, strategy, etc.); reorientation.