renominate

verb

re·​nom·​i·​nate (ˌ)rē-ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt 

renominated; renominating; renominates

transitive verb

: to nominate again especially for a succeeding term

renomination

(ˌ)rē-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shən 

noun

Examples of renominate in a Sentence

The President is likely to be renominated for a second term.

The President has renominated a judge that Congress previously rejected.

Recent Examples on the Web

Isaacman, whose nomination was pulled last spring but then was renominated in November, went through a second round of questions from Cruz and others during Senate confirmation hearings before ultimately being confirmed in December. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026

Bernanke was appointed by the latter Bush and renominated by former President Obama, who nominated Yellen to lead the central bank in 2014. —Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026

In November, Trump renominated Isaacman, who was an entrepreneur and became a civilian astronaut after commanding an orbital mission aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2021. —Jaures Yip, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025

Trump then renominated Isaacman for the position at the beginning of November. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for renominate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

renominate

verb

re·​nom·​i·​nate (ˈ)rē-ˈnäm-ə-ˌnāt 

: to nominate again especially for a term right after one just served

renomination

(ˌ)rē-ˌnäm-ə-ˈnā-shən 

noun