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

Powell was nominated to lead the Fed by Mr. Trump in 2017 and was renominated to serve another 4-year term by President Joe Biden in November 2021. —Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025

Powell was first nominated to lead the Fed by Trump in 2017 and renominated by President Joe Biden in 2022. —Nik Popli, Time, 17 Apr. 2025

The judge was later renominated by former President George W. Bush. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025

Both officials are Democrats: Slaughter was initially nominated to serve as a commissioner by Trump in 2018 and renominated by Joe Biden in 2023, while Bedoya was nominated by Biden in 2021. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 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