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to reappoint

to reappoint

5 3.8
Give someone the same job again after their term ends
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈpɔɪnt/
  • Formal
translation icon : re nombrar
  • If I am already on a committee, will I be reappointed?
  • reappoint the president

But look, Donald Trump saying he's not going to reappoint Powell, I think if anything is already somewhat predicted by Powell.

Examples

  • Committee chairs can express whether they want to have the current members reappointed or not.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The mayor had nothing to do with the selection of the school superintendent, and the superintendent was automatically reappointed until retirement.

    Academic text (1998)

  • That is why I am reappointing him as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

    Inside Job (2010)

  • If you have served on the committee for four years, you are unlikely to be reappointed.

    Academic text (2012)

  • You could be reappointed without a majority of your colleagues believing you deserved it.

    Blog text (24)

  • If you were on a committee but didn't participate, you might not be reappointed.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The Acting Dean served one year and was reappointed Interim Dean for an additional two-year period.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In 2009, Barack Obama reappointed Ben Bernanke.

    Inside Job (2010)

  • Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Friday afternoon that he's reappointing University of Virginia Rector Helen E. Dragas.

    Blog text (30)

  • After the previous board term ended, the committee decided to reappoint the members for another year.

Synonyms

to reinstate
vsto reappoint
110 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

is used for assigning someone again when their prior term naturally ends
to reengage
vsto reappoint
1 5.0

Bring someone back to work for you after they left

is used for appointing someone again after their prior term ends
to recommission
vsto reappoint
  • Specialized
1 7.3

To give someone back their officer rank, often in the armed forces

is the broader, non-military term used when a term has ended
to reordain
vsto reappoint
  • Formal
8.8

To choose someone again for a job or position

is used generally for assigning someone again after a previous term ends

Antonyms

to dismiss
70 3.3

To remove someone from their job

How Often

to reappoint
  • Formal
5 3.8
to appoint
  • Formal
580 3.2

Surface Forms

reappoint infinitive
reappointed past
reappointed past participle
reappointing present participle
reappoints third person singular

Morphology

reappoint = appoint (transparent) = re + appoint

This is standard prefixation meaning to appoint someone again, and the sense is directly predictable from 'appoint'.

Etymology

Reappoint has the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb appoint meaning 'to give someone a job or put them in a role, like the word position. So to reappoint someone is to give them the same job again.