reselect
verb
(tr) to choose (someone or something) again, esp to choose an existing office-holder as candidate for re-election
Example Sentences
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He is standing again, having won a reselection contest within the local Conservative Association last year.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024
She advised her local party that she would not be seeking reselection, but that the time was right to "move on to new experiences and opportunities", the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2022
Spoke on Radio Norfolk first thing and sai I would not be seeking reselection for Broadland constituency.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2019
Until now, Labour MPs only faced a reselection contest if 50% of a constituency's local branches and affiliated unions voted for it in a so-called "trigger ballot".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2018
However, they do not go as far as mandatory reselection, which many members had wanted.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2018
