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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Mount Airy voters reelected Mayor Larry Hushour on Tuesday, alongside town council incumbent Stephen Domotor and new candidate Sean Kelly.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
She was narrowly reelected in 2020 with 48% of the vote and in 2022 with 51%.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
Incumbent Mayor Michael Evans was reelected to a third term, defeating Julie Short, a member of the City Council.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
In 2024, Trump was reelected despite the Big Lie—and perhaps because of it.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
She was narrowly reelected in 2020 with 48% of the vote and in 2022 with 51%.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
Incumbent Mayor Michael Evans was reelected to a third term, defeating Julie Short, a member of the City Council.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
In 2024, Trump was reelected despite the Big Lie—and perhaps because of it.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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