reelect
verb
re·elect
ˌrē-ə-ˈlekt 
reelected; reelecting; reelects
: to elect for another term in office
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He was reelected to the school committee.
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Kempa said that the Sunday after Trump was reelected last November, more than 80 people showed up to volunteer at the Seeds of Solidarity mutual aid farm in West Sacramento.
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Carollo was reelected to the City Commission in 1995 before going on to serve two terms as mayor, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2001.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Green was reelected in November after running unopposed.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
He was first elected governor in 2010 and reelected in 2014 and 2018.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Carollo was reelected to the City Commission in 1995 before going on to serve two terms as mayor, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2001.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Green was reelected in November after running unopposed.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
He was first elected governor in 2010 and reelected in 2014 and 2018.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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