re-elect

re-elect
re-elects, re-electing, re-elected
When someone such as a politician or an official who has been elected is re-elected, they win another election and are therefore able to continue in their position as, for example, president, or an official in an organization.

[be V-ed] The president will pursue lower taxes if he is re-elected...

[be V-ed n] ...Ramon Mendoza was re-elected president of Real for a third successive four-year term...

[be V-ed as n] He was overwhelmingly re-elected as party leader.

Derived words:
re-election [[t]ri͟ːɪle̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] N-UNCOUNT

I would like to see him stand for re-election...

His re-election campaign is floundering.

(in AM, also use reelect)

English dictionary. 2008.

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