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

Feldman was nominated by Trump to be a commissioner in his first term, was then renominated and confirmed, and became acting chairman in January 2025. —Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 July 2025

Her term expired in 2024, but she was renominated by former President Joe Biden. —Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 9 May 2025

The following year, he was nominated to take on the administrator role permanently but wasn’t confirmed until he was renominated for the position in 2020, only for his nomination to be returned to the White House as Trump left office. —Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025

Biden renominated Powell for another four-year term that expires in May 2026. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 June 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