reelection
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- noun
- /ˌriːɪˈlɛkʃən/
:
reelección
- The 440 deputies running for reelection understood the message very well.
- win reelection
- run for reelection
- seek reelection
Examples
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His reelection every two years was a foregone conclusion.
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Voters will decide whether the current mayor deserves reelection this November.
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Well, there goes my reelection.
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I will not be seeking reelection.
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In November of that year, the Democrats were seeking reelection to the city council on their record.
Academic text (1997) -
He's up for reelection soon.
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Few, of course, fail to place a premium on reelection, but the real currency of elections is votes, not money.
Academic text (1998) -
Hence, special-interest groups will work particularly hard for the reelection of their supporters.
Academic text (1997) -
Only six incumbents seeking reelection lost, and five of them had been tinged by personal scandal.
Academic text (1990) -
Congresswoman Morella is a Republican who stood for reelection in 1998.
Academic text (1998)
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reelection comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and elect meaning 'to choose'. So reelection is the act of being 'chosen again' for the same office.