reelect

verb

re·​elect ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt 

reelected; reelecting; reelects

transitive verb

: to elect for another term in office

reelection

ˌrē-ə-ˈlek-shən 

noun

Examples of reelect in a Sentence

He was reelected to the school committee.

Recent Examples on the Web

Tanenbaum has been chairman of the NBA board of governors since 2017 and was last reelected in 2024. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Gilles Pélisson has been unanimously reelected as president of Unifrance for a second three-year term, extending his mandate at the helm of the French film and TV promotion body. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026

The government has increasingly squeezed freedoms under his successor, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who was reelected to a second term in 2024. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

At first, their stories received little attention, and Nixon was reelected in November 1972. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reelect

• affect
• aspect
• bedecked
• bisect
• collect
• connect
• correct
• deflect
• detect
• direct
• dissect
• effect

Kids Definition

reelect

verb

re·​elect ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt 

: to elect for another term in office

reelection

-ˈlek-shən 

noun