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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In 2024, he was reelected with 90.7 percent of the votes.
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Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
The survey results showed that 71 percent of respondents do not believe the GOP senator deserves to be reelected.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Musk, President Trump have public falling-out President Donald Trump's goals for U.S. spaceflight appeared to align strongly with those of Musk after the tech mogul spent millions to help reelect the Republican to a second term in the White House.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Last year, Musk took time away from Tesla to help reelect President Donald Trump, and then worked for the Trump administration as a special government employee leading DOGE, an initiative to slash federal agencies.
—Chris Eudaily,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
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Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
The survey results showed that 71 percent of respondents do not believe the GOP senator deserves to be reelected.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Musk, President Trump have public falling-out President Donald Trump's goals for U.S. spaceflight appeared to align strongly with those of Musk after the tech mogul spent millions to help reelect the Republican to a second term in the White House.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Last year, Musk took time away from Tesla to help reelect President Donald Trump, and then worked for the Trump administration as a special government employee leading DOGE, an initiative to slash federal agencies.
—Chris Eudaily,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reelect
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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