re-elect

British

verb

to elect (a person, political party, etc) to an official post for a further term

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Calls from some residents to re-elect the estate's management committee went unheeded, he added.

From BBC

A series of mailers designed like comic books featured mariachi musicians holding a “Re-Elect Kevin De León” sign as the cartooned council member nabbed copper wire thieves, cleaned up graffiti and carried boxes for homeless people as they moved into apartments.

From Los Angeles Times

It has to be one that can persuade voters to re-elect the SNP at the 2026 Holyrood elections.

From BBC

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

"So if voters want me, they'll choose to re-elect me. And if voters don't want me, they'll vote for someone else."

From BBC

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023