reappoint

verb

re·​ap·​point (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpȯint How to pronounce reappoint (audio)
reappointed; reappointing; reappoints

transitive verb

: to name officially to a position for a second or subsequent time : to appoint again
reappointed her to the board
reappointment noun
plural reappointments
These markets pretty much dictated … the reappointment of Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1996. Wall Street Journal

Examples of reappoint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Investors also approved a proposal to move the company’s legal home from Delaware to Texas and to reappoint two board members: James Murdoch and Kimbal Musk, Elon’s brother. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 June 2024 Ultimately, the commission did not put forward the four votes required by law to reappoint Wolfe, with Democratic commissioners arguing the recent state Supreme Court ruling allowing such officials to stay in their positions beyond the expiration of their terms protects Wolfe's job. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 Hochul spokesman Avi Small refused to answer when asked by The News whether the governor had declined to reappoint Del Giudice. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024 Moll and his fellow Republicans refused to reappoint four Democrats to the library board. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reappoint 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reappoint was in 1611

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“Reappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappoint. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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