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 2026, Mainers will reelect Susan Collins again and no amount of partisan polling or openly begging any Democrat to run against her will change that.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Paradoxically, the party reelected both of its Democratic senators in those two elections.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Sandu was reelected as president last year in a vote held on the same day as a referendum on joining the European Union, which Moldovans backed by a razor-thin majority.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
In July, the board unanimously reelected him as chair.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Paradoxically, the party reelected both of its Democratic senators in those two elections.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Sandu was reelected as president last year in a vote held on the same day as a referendum on joining the European Union, which Moldovans backed by a razor-thin majority.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
In July, the board unanimously reelected him as chair.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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