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renominate

American  
[ree-nahm-uhn-ayt] / riˈnɑm ənˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

renominated, renominating
  1. to nominate again, especially for another term of office.


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With two vacancies, the administration could nominate the new chair to a fresh 14-year term or to Powell’s soon-to-be-vacant governor seat and either renominate Miran or fill a new vacancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Although Johnson won the election, Democrats did not renominate Johnson for another term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Biden also plans to renominate for new five-year terms Democratic commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Republican commissioner Brendan Carr, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

From Reuters ● May 22, 2023

He plans to renominate Garcetti as the new congressional session begins, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the upcoming announcement.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

It was felt that not to renominate Mr. Lincoln would be a sort of concession to the enemy.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by Andrew Dickson White

Wilson argued the standstill needed to depend on the two new directors being renominated for election at Lululemon’s 2027 annual meeting, and if they were, he agreed to two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Read on: Trump renominated a tech billionaire to lead NASA.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025

Powell was appointed by Trump to lead the bank in 2017, and renominated by Joe Biden.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025

He has nominated and renominated the outstanding worker advocate Julie Su as secretary of Labor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

I probably could without effort have been renominated, but usage and personal inclination were against it.

From The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes by James Quay Howard

The bigger question is: Why even bother renominating him?

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

In November, Biden announced he was renominating Jerome H. Powell to a second term as chair.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2022

He added that Biden had made a "fine choice" in renominating Powell as well as nominating Governor Lael Brainard to be Fed vice chair, the central bank's No. 2 leadership role.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2021

The president is reportedly deciding between renominating Mr. Powell or Lael Brainard, the sole Democrat currently on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2021

With these facts before us, King Henry's supposed generosity in renominating Gascoigne can no longer be credited.

From Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 by Various

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