reelect
verb
re·elect
ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt 
reelected; reelecting; reelects
: to elect for another term in office
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He was reelected to the school committee.
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The Senate did not convict him, and the felony charges were dropped after he was reelected in November 2024.
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Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Trump, who served his first term from 2017 to 2021 and was reelected in November 2024, is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in 2028.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Kiley was first elected to the House in 2022 and was reelected in 2024.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jimenez was reelected to the council in 2024.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Trump, who served his first term from 2017 to 2021 and was reelected in November 2024, is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in 2028.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Kiley was first elected to the House in 2022 and was reelected in 2024.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jimenez was reelected to the council in 2024.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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