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

Then, in an almost unheard-of reversal, Trump renominated Isaacman last week. —Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Isaacman was renominated for the NASA post on November 4, one day after reports about the Athena document began circulating in the news. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025

The housing authority's board later renominated Lowe in spite of the earlier denial, a move that put the decision on a successor in the hands of the Board of Directors. —Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025

Slaughter, who was appointed to a Democratic seat on the FTC during Trump’s first term and renominated by former President Joe Biden, sued after Trump fired her from the commission in March. —Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 Sep. 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