reappoint
verb
re·ap·point
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpȯint 
reappointed; reappointing; reappoints
: 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.
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Last December, an attempt to reappoint Walker to another five-year term failed due to insufficient support among members of the Board of Directors.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, the city’s fragile power dynamics were laid bare when City Council President Kevin Jenkins delayed advancing a vote to reappoint Garcia-Acosta and another commissioner, Omar Farmer, to the oversight body.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
For Guy Kinnings, CEO of the European Tour, the first step was to reappoint Donald as captain.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The Department of Children and Families chose not to reappoint board president Joshua Hay, the president of a technology company that contracts with the state.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, the city’s fragile power dynamics were laid bare when City Council President Kevin Jenkins delayed advancing a vote to reappoint Garcia-Acosta and another commissioner, Omar Farmer, to the oversight body.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
For Guy Kinnings, CEO of the European Tour, the first step was to reappoint Donald as captain.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The Department of Children and Families chose not to reappoint board president Joshua Hay, the president of a technology company that contracts with the state.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Reappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappoint. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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