reelect
verb
re·elect
ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt 
reelected; reelecting; reelects
: to elect for another term in office
Examples of reelect in a Sentence
He was reelected to the school committee.
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Four years later, Edgar was reelected in a landslide, carrying 101 of the state’s 102 counties, including Cook County.
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
As for the party Horn will oppose, Colorado Democrats reelected party chair Shad Murib in mid-March.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump told confidants after his 2020 election loss that he would have been reelected if the vaccine had been available before election day.
—Michael Casey and Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaccine activist and prolific conspiracy theorist, was tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services days after he was reelected president in November.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
As for the party Horn will oppose, Colorado Democrats reelected party chair Shad Murib in mid-March.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump told confidants after his 2020 election loss that he would have been reelected if the vaccine had been available before election day.
—Michael Casey and Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaccine activist and prolific conspiracy theorist, was tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services days after he was reelected president in November.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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