renominate

verb

re·​nom·​i·​nate (ˌ)rē-ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt How to pronounce renominate (audio)
renominated; renominating; renominates

transitive verb

: to nominate again especially for a succeeding term

Examples of renominate in a Sentence

The President is likely to be renominated for a second term. The President has renominated a judge that Congress previously rejected.
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Johnson was unanimously renominated for speaker by the House Republican conference last month after Trump endorsed him in the room. Andrew Solender, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024 President Joe Biden renominated McFerran to remain on the board, but Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., voted with Republicans against ending debate on the matter, which failed on a 49-50 vote. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 No incumbents were on the MSU ballot after Trustee Dianne Byrum, a Democrat, opted not to seek a third term and Board Chair Dan Kelly, whose term was ending, wasn’t renominated by the Michigan Republican Party. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024 He was not renominated until the end of November 2021 ... Gabrielle Fonrouge,annika Kim Constantino,michele Luhn,ashley Capoot,julie Coleman,josephine Rozzelle,ece Yildirim,ruxandra Iordache,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,cj Haddad, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for renominate 

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of renominate was in 1800

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“Renominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renominate. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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renominate

verb
re·​nom·​i·​nate (ˈ)rē-ˈnäm-ə-ˌnāt How to pronounce renominate (audio)
: to nominate again especially for a term right after one just served
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