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

Nixon successfully covered up the matter and was overwhelmingly reelected president several months later. — Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Van Orden defeated Democrat Rebecca Cooke by 11,000 votes in 2022 and was reelected by about the same amount in 2024. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

The case is widely seen as a part of long-simmering tensions between Pashinyan, who was reelected earlier this year, and the church, which has called for his ouster. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

After running unsuccessfully for the state board in 2008 as an Independent, he was elected to the board in 2012 and reelected in 2016, both times as a Republican. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 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