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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Burgum was elected governor of North Dakota in 2016 and reelected in 2020.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
In September, Trump made a bold campaign promise to the Lumbee Tribe during a rally, vowing to grant them federal recognition if reelected.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars to help reelect Donald Trump as United States president, and stood a few feet away as Trump took the oath of office on Monday.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson ultimately was elected House speaker and reelected to the post earlier this month.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
In September, Trump made a bold campaign promise to the Lumbee Tribe during a rally, vowing to grant them federal recognition if reelected.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars to help reelect Donald Trump as United States president, and stood a few feet away as Trump took the oath of office on Monday.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson ultimately was elected House speaker and reelected to the post earlier this month.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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