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reappoint

British  
/ ˌriːəˈpɔɪnt /

verb

  1. to assign (a person, committee, etc) to a post or role again

"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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Five years later, the Reagan White House mulled the same question when considering whether to reappoint then-Chairman Paul Volcker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Philips also announced a proposal to reappoint Jakobs as CEO.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

"The board has resolved to convene an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to reappoint Min Hee-jin as an internal director," Ador said in an official statement.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

“Every time we seem to be in a crisis, we reappoint the same people and hope that they change their ways, but they do not.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Eisenhower offered to reappoint him for a new term, but Strauss had grown weary of dodging brickbats in Washington.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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