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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Howard, who has been a police officer for 24 years, elected and reelected from a blue district, shrugged off the video.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Two city employee unions — the Police Protective League and United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 — have spent nearly $900,000 on efforts to get Park reelected.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The next year Nabbanja was reelected to Kakumiro District’s woman representative seat.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
If reelected, Dernulc believes this will be his last term.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Two city employee unions — the Police Protective League and United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 — have spent nearly $900,000 on efforts to get Park reelected.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The next year Nabbanja was reelected to Kakumiro District’s woman representative seat.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
If reelected, Dernulc believes this will be his last term.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Reelect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reelect. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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