re-elect
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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When shareholders declined to re-elect Bennett and the REITs’ lead independent director to the companies’ boards, the other directors reappointed them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Indeed, voters in the state are likely to re-elect one of the most controversial figures in Mexican politics, Senator Felix Salgado Macedonio.
From BBC ● May 22, 2024
Also Tuesday, the convention overwhelmingly voted to re-elect Texas pastor Bart Barber to a second term as president over Georgia pastor Mike Stone.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Senate campaign in Rhode Island, and in 1972 they both joined the campaign to re-elect President Richard M. Nixon, he as a speechwriter and she as a spokeswoman.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
He will, as I understand, not go over to Ireland at the meeting; and I take it for granted, that in case of a dissolution the Duke will not re-elect him.
From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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