reelect
reelect verb: to elect for a second or subsequent time.
Verb
reelect (third-person singular simple present reelects, present participle reelecting, simple past and past participle reelected)
- 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
reelect meaning in Vietnamese
reelect in Vietnamese
- to elect for a subsequent time
- tái cử, tái bầu, tái bầu cử
Forms of reelect
| third-person singular present | reelects |
|---|---|
| present participle | reelecting |
| past participle | reelected |
| past | reelected |
| alternative form | re-elect |
| alternative form (dated) | reëlect |
Origin of reelect
From re- + elect.
Questions about reelect
- What does reelect mean?
- Reelect means to elect for a second or subsequent time.
- What is reelect in Vietnamese?
- Reelect in Vietnamese is tái cử, tái bầu, tái bầu cử. See Reelect meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is reelect?
- Reelect is a verb.
- What is the past tense of reelect?
- The past tense of reelect is reelected.
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