reelect
verb
re·elect
ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt 
reelected; reelecting; reelects
: to elect for another term in office
Examples of reelect in a Sentence
He was reelected to the school committee.
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Some council members, including Luis Rodriguez, who is up for reelection, and Monica Perez, who was reelected in 2023, have previously criticized the past financial distress the lower tax rate had on the city’s parks and services.
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
She was first elected in 2017 and reelected in 2021, with her last day in office this coming January.
—Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Tompkins replaced Andrea Cabral and has been reelected ever since.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Hart was first elected to the council in 2019 and reelected in 2023.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
She was first elected in 2017 and reelected in 2021, with her last day in office this coming January.
—Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Tompkins replaced Andrea Cabral and has been reelected ever since.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Hart was first elected to the council in 2019 and reelected in 2023.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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