re-elect

The citizens re-elect their mayor for a second term.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To choose (someone) again for a position or office: "re-elect" means to vote for a person to hold an official position for another term, typically after their current term has ended.

Usage Examples

• (They voted again for the same leader.)
• (The mayor may be chosen again by the voters.)
• (She was chosen again for the same role.)

Advanced Usage

• "to re-elect by a landslide": to be chosen again by an overwhelming majority of votes.

  • The incumbent president was re-elected by a landslide, winning 80% of the vote. (The president was overwhelmingly chosen for another term.)

• "to re-elect unanimously": to be chosen again with no dissenting votes.

  • The members re-elected the secretary unanimously. (Everyone voted for the same person again.)

Variants and Related Words

• Re-election (noun): the act or process of being chosen again for a position.
  • Her re-election was confirmed after the final count. (The official result of being chosen again.)
• Elect (verb): to choose someone for a position by voting.
  • They will elect a new treasurer next month. (Choose for the first time.)

Synonyms

• Return to office: to be placed back in a position through voting.
• Vote back in: to choose again through a ballot.
• Renew the mandate of: to give official approval for another term.

Related Idioms

• To run for re-election: to campaign to be chosen again for a position.

  • The senator announced he would run for re-election next year. (He will try to be voted in again.)

• To win re-election: to succeed in being chosen again.

  • She won re-election despite strong opposition. (She was successfully voted in again.)