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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Trump blasted his way through the 2024 GOP presidential primary and won November’s election by an electoral college margin unseen since Democrat Barack Obama was reelected in 2012.
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
But because of Smith's delay and failure to anticipate the real possibility that Trump would be reelected, Smith was never able to get the cases anywhere near trial.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
In other business, board attorney Ken Elwood swore in new member Matt Ramian, who was elected in November, and Vazquez, who was reelected.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
She was elected the state’s first female governor in 2018, was reelected in 2022 and supported Trump throughout his criminal indictments and on the campaign trail last year.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
But because of Smith's delay and failure to anticipate the real possibility that Trump would be reelected, Smith was never able to get the cases anywhere near trial.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
In other business, board attorney Ken Elwood swore in new member Matt Ramian, who was elected in November, and Vazquez, who was reelected.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
She was elected the state’s first female governor in 2018, was reelected in 2022 and supported Trump throughout his criminal indictments and on the campaign trail last year.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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