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to re-elect

to re-elect

3.1
Vote for someone to hold the same job again
  • verb
  • /ˌriː ɪˈlɛkt/
translation icon : reelegir
  • If the citizens are satisfied with his performance, they will re-elect him for another term.

Netanyahu was re elected to run Israel.

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Examples

  • And this guy gets re elected to another four years.

  • If that is what you want, if that is what you believe, you must vote and you must re elect President Barack Obama.

  • The only way it can change in my opinion is if Trump gets re elected or if Trump gets put back in office.

  • And this president, if he's re elected, you know what will happen?

  • Netanyahu was re elected to run Israel.

  • They're a key battle cry as to why President Obama should not be re elected and why Democrats should not be re elected.

  • The voters are entitled to re elect whoever they want, and once that person is elected, they must be able to do their work without let or hindrance.

  • The committee decided to re-elect the current chairperson due to her effective leadership.

  • In the upcoming election, voters have the option to re-elect their favorite candidate.

Synonyms

to reelect
vsto re-elect
83 3.5

To choose someone again for a government job after their term ends

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen
to reselect
vsto re-elect
3.9

To choose someone again for a position

refers to choosing by vote for public office after a prior term

Antonyms

1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Surface Forms

re-elect infinitive
re-elected past
re-elected past participle
re-electing present participle
re-elects third person singular

Morphology

re-elect = elect (transparent) = re + elect

The meaning is directly and regularly derived from 'elect' plus the prefix 're-' meaning 'again'.

Etymology

Re-elect is made of re- ('again') and elect ('to choose'), so to re-elect someone is to 'choose' them again for the same job.