elect
verb (used with object)
to choose or select by vote, as for an office.
reelect
-
a word derived from
elect.
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles Police Protective League, which represents rank-and-file officers, has committed nearly $2.8 million to its effort to reelect Bass — and plans to spend considerably more in the coming weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
“All is fair,” said Garry South, a Democratic strategist who helped write the pick-your-opponent playbook more than 20 years ago when he worked to reelect California’s beleaguered governor, Gray Davis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Elsewhere in New York City, voters will decide whether to reelect the Queens district attorney and cast ballots in other City Council races.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
On Sunday, voters will decide whether to reelect her to a third term and to continue a world-beating plan to take cars off the roads and fill those spaces with people and trees.
From Slate ● May 22, 2023
A special meeting was called and a motion was made to reelect an executive secretary.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
