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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In Phoenix, the population of the nation’s fifth-largest, and fastest-growing, city gave Mayor Kate Gallego a strong one when she was reelected last November to her third term, easily beating a Republican challenger.
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
This sales tax increase is on top of the board recently raising the county-portion of your property tax bills for the first time in 12 years — only two weeks after they were reelected in November 2024.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Lately, Musk has delivered for them in one way: The value of the company’s shares has skyrocketed since Trump was reelected to the presidency of the United States.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Smith appealed Cannon's decision but was ultimately forced to drop the appeal against Trump after Trump was reelected in November, due to a longstanding Department of Justice policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
This sales tax increase is on top of the board recently raising the county-portion of your property tax bills for the first time in 12 years — only two weeks after they were reelected in November 2024.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Lately, Musk has delivered for them in one way: The value of the company’s shares has skyrocketed since Trump was reelected to the presidency of the United States.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Smith appealed Cannon's decision but was ultimately forced to drop the appeal against Trump after Trump was reelected in November, due to a longstanding Department of Justice policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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