Reelect

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To elect for a second or subsequent time.

    "Voters in Omaha were set to make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor."

  2. 2
    elect again wordnet

Synonyms

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re-electreturn

Example

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"I didn't think the American people would reelect George W. Bush."

Etymology

From re- + elect.

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