reelect

verb

re·​elect ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt How to pronounce reelect (audio)
reelected; reelecting; reelects

transitive verb

: to elect for another term in office
reelection noun

Examples of reelect in a Sentence

He was reelected to the school committee.
Recent Examples on the Web Case held office for several terms and was last reelected in 1972. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024 Last year, the county provided crucial votes in reelecting Gov. Laura Kelly. Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 That same year, Putin would reclaim the seat, and was reelected in 2018. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024 And if Biden gets reelected with a Democratic Senate, conservatives can no longer count on Manchin and Sinema to hold the line against efforts from the Left to do away with the filibuster. The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2024 Pargas was reelected to his county commission seat less than six months after the tragedy, defeating three write-in candidates who included Javier Cazares, whose 9-year-old daughter Jackie was killed in the massacre. Rachel Clarke, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 Garvey raised just $2.1 million to Schiff’s $31.4 million as of Feb. 14, and Republicans haven’t won a statewide race in California since Arnold Schwarzenegger was reelected in 2006. Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Bennett was first elected to the bench in 2016 and reelected in 2020. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024 Trump’s lack of criticism should be a warning about the type of presidency Trump would run if reelected, former congresswoman Liz Cheney said. Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reelect was in 1600

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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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reelect

verb
re·​elect ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt How to pronounce reelect (audio)
: to elect for another term in office
reelection noun

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