reelect

verb

re·​elect ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt How to pronounce reelect (audio)
reelected; reelecting; reelects

transitive verb

: to elect for another term in office
reelection noun

Examples of reelect in a Sentence

He was reelected to the school committee.
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The United States has reelected Donald Trump as president. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024 In Area 3, the incumbent and board president, Leandra Blades, is inching closer to being reelected with 54.37%. Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024 Many observers are confounded by voters’ willingness to roll the dice and reelect the intemperate Donald Trump as president. Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024 Too many liberals forgot this, which explains how a figure like Trump, with his boisterous and transgressive disdain for liberal pieties, could be reelected to the presidency. Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reelect 

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reelect was in 1600

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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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reelect

verb
re·​elect ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt How to pronounce reelect (audio)
: to elect for another term in office
reelection noun

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