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re-election

noun

  1. the election of a person or persons for a further term of office

    his re-election as party leader

    1. the state of being elected again

      not seeking re-election

    2. ( as modifier )

      a re-election campaign

“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


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The protests mark the most significant challenge he has faced since his re-election in 2023.

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Thom Tills, a North Carolina senator who has chosen not to run for re-election next year, warns that administration officials "need to be really careful" in how they present any new cuts.

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And while incumbents from Minnesota, Michigan and New Hampshire have chosen to retire rather than run for re-election, they might worry that a shutdown puts Democratic control of their seats at risk, too.

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The protests mark the most significant challenge the president has faced since his third re-election in 2023.

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But the controversy continued to haunt Adams as he trailed in the re-election race.

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