re-elect

 

verb

[with object]
  • elect (someone) to a further term of office: Wilson was re-elected in September 1974

Derivatives

re-election

noun

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Spell re-elect with a hyphen after the first e. Other words beginning with re- that have a hyphen are re-educate, re-emerge, re-enact, re-enter, and re-examine. For more information, see re-.