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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Last month Cameroonian elections saw 92-year-old president Paul Biya reelected for an eighth term, while Ivory Coast's 83-year-year-old Alassane Ouattara won a fourth term having barred opposition heavyweights from running.
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Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Whitmer was elected to her first term in 2018 and reelected to serve a second term in 2022.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2024, Ogles was reelected to Congress, defeating Democratic activist Maryam Abolfazli of Nashville.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Voters ultimately blamed congressional Republicans more than the White House for the government closing, and Clinton was easily reelected in 1996.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Whitmer was elected to her first term in 2018 and reelected to serve a second term in 2022.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2024, Ogles was reelected to Congress, defeating Democratic activist Maryam Abolfazli of Nashville.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Voters ultimately blamed congressional Republicans more than the White House for the government closing, and Clinton was easily reelected in 1996.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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