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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He was first elected to the seat in 2012 and has been reelected three times since.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Cherfilus-McCormick was reelected without opposition in November 2024, and in 2026, she is set to face off against former Florida House candidate and activist Elijah Manley for the Democratic nomination.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Richardson was unopposed when he was reelected in 2022 to another four-year term that runs through the end of 2026.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2025
After serving as the institution’s founding president from 2015, Jin was reelected to a second term in 2020.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Cherfilus-McCormick was reelected without opposition in November 2024, and in 2026, she is set to face off against former Florida House candidate and activist Elijah Manley for the Democratic nomination.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Richardson was unopposed when he was reelected in 2022 to another four-year term that runs through the end of 2026.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2025
After serving as the institution’s founding president from 2015, Jin was reelected to a second term in 2020.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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