reelect en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English elect English reelect From re- + elect.
Meanings
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To elect for a second or subsequent time.
Voters in Omaha were set to make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor.
2025 May 14, “Omaha poised to have first Black leader after mayor concedes race”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reelecting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reelects | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reelected | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reelected | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| re-elect | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reëlect | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (30)
ja 再選する (to elect for a subsequent time) · cmn 再選 /再选 (to elect for a subsequent time) · eo reelekti (to elect for a subsequent time) · ru переизбра́ть (to elect for a subsequent time) · ru переизбира́ть (to elect for a subsequent time) · no gjenvelge (to elect for a subsequent time) · gv aaheiy (to elect for a subsequent time) · ko 재선하다 (to elect for a subsequent time) · uk переобира́ти (to elect for a subsequent time) · pt reeleger (to elect for a subsequent time) · es reesleer (to elect for a subsequent time) · bg преизбирам (to elect for a subsequent time) · da genvælge (to elect for a subsequent time) · es reelegir (to elect for a subsequent time) · ja 改選する (to elect for a subsequent time) · sv omvälja (to elect for a subsequent time) · vi tái bầu cử (to elect for a subsequent time) · uk переобра́ти (to elect for a subsequent time) · de wiederwählen (to elect for a subsequent time) · la reēligō (to elect for a subsequent time) · vi tái cử (to elect for a subsequent time) · cmn 改選 /改选 (to elect for a subsequent time) · fr réélire (to elect for a subsequent time) · ca reescollir (to elect for a subsequent time) · hu újraválaszt (to elect for a subsequent time) · sv återvälja (to elect for a subsequent time) · es reesleír (to elect for a subsequent time) · vi tái bầu (to elect for a subsequent time) · fi valita uudelleen (to elect for a subsequent time) · ca reelegir (to elect for a subsequent time)