reappoint

verb

re·​ap·​point (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpȯint 

reappointed; reappointing; reappoints

transitive verb

: to name officially to a position for a second or subsequent time : to appoint again

reappointed her to the board

reappointment

(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpȯint-mənt 

noun

plural reappointments

These markets pretty much dictated … the reappointment of Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1996.

—Wall Street Journal

Examples of reappoint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The council has reconvened since, but tensions between the mayor, council and the community escalated and included the mayor’s firing of the city’s fire chief; his veto of the council’s vote to reappoint the city clerk; and a Monday meeting that devolved, within minutes, into a shouting match. —Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026

The Antioch City Council unanimously voted to reappoint Porshe Taylor, the commission’s former chairperson, to a three-year term that expires in 2028. —Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026

With the judge refusing to reappoint counsel, Zajko subsequently waived her right to legal representation for next month’s joint trial. —Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026

Trapani, the faculty Senate president, criticized FAU’s decision not to reappoint Polak Wednesday, describing it as unusual and inconsistent with the university’s response to Leader and Cole. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reappoint

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint