Definition

1. Verb:
   • To appoint again: "reappoint" means to officially give someone a position or job that they previously held, typically after a period of time or a break in service.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The board voted to reappoint her as CEO for another term. (They officially gave her the position of CEO again.)
  • After his retirement, he was reappointed to the committee. (He was given the committee role again after leaving it.)
  • The university decided to reappoint the professor for a second five-year contract. (The professor was given the same job again for another period.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be reappointed": to receive a renewed appointment.

  • She was reappointed to the board of directors after a two-year hiatus. (She was given the board position again after a break.)

• "reappoint to a post": to assign someone again to a specific role.

  • The president will reappoint him to the diplomatic post in Paris. (The president will give him the same diplomatic job again.)

Variants and Related Words

• Reappointment (n): the act or process of appointing someone again.

  • His reappointment was celebrated by the staff. (The act of giving him the job again was well received.)

• Reappointable (adj): capable of being reappointed.

  • The position is reappointable for up to three terms. (The job can be given again for multiple periods.)

Synonyms

• Renew: to extend or continue an appointment.
  • They renewed her contract as director. (They extended her appointment as director.)
• Re-elect: to choose someone again for a position (often used for political roles).
  • The committee voted to re-elect the chairperson. (They chose the chairperson again.)

Phrasal Verbs

• None: "reappoint" is a transitive verb that does not commonly form phrasal verbs; it is used directly with an object.

Related Idioms

• None: "reappoint" is a formal, technical term and does not appear in common idiomatic expressions.