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

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And Trump’s next term includes the ability to either reappoint Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell or replace him in May 2026. —

Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Moscone would have to reappoint White or find someone else to serve in his place. —

Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 Ultimately, the commission did not put forward the four votes required by law to reappoint Wolfe, with Democratic commissioners arguing the Prehn ruling protected her job. —

Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024 Given norms against presidential influence on interest rate decisions, Biden’s decision to reappoint Fed chair Jerome Powell in late 2021 was his key decision there. —

Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for reappoint