reappoint

verb

re·​ap·​point (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpȯint How to pronounce reappoint (audio)
reappointed; reappointing; reappoints

transitive verb

: to name officially to a position for a second or subsequent time : to appoint again
reappointed her to the board
reappointment noun
plural reappointments
These markets pretty much dictated … the reappointment of Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1996. Wall Street Journal

Examples of reappoint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Boasting a résumé featuring head coaching stints in the German Bundesliga and the English Premier League, Marsch failed to land the U.S. men’s national team job last summer when the U.S. Soccer Federation instead chose to reappoint Gregg Berhalter. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 Earlier this year, the center mounted a campaign to pressure Gov. Hochul not to reappoint Del Giudice to the bench. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024 Investors also approved a proposal to move the company’s legal home from Delaware to Texas and to reappoint two board members: James Murdoch and Kimbal Musk, Elon’s brother. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 June 2024 Ultimately, the commission did not put forward the four votes required by law to reappoint Wolfe, with Democratic commissioners arguing the recent state Supreme Court ruling allowing such officials to stay in their positions beyond the expiration of their terms protects Wolfe's job. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for reappoint 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reappoint was in 1611

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“Reappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappoint. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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