| 单词 | reelect |
| 释义 | reelect (once / 2920 pages) v To reelect someone is to choose them again for some public office. If enough of your neighbors cast their votes for you to continue being the town dogcatcher, they'll reelect you. After a U.S. president has served for one four-year term, she can run again. If the voters reelect her, she'll be president for four more years. Whenever citizens vote to choose an incumbent (a current political office holder), they reelect that person to continue doing his or her job. Reelect comes from the "again" or "back" prefix re- and elect, from the Latin root eligere, "to pick out or choose." WORD FAMILYreelect: reelected, reelecting, reelection, reelects+/elect: elected, electing, election, elective, electly, elector, electorate, elects, reelect/elected: nonelected/election: electioneer, elections, electoral/electioneer: electioneered, electioneering, electioneers/electioneering: electioneerings/elective: electively, electives, non-elective, nonelective/elector: electors/electoral: electorally/electorate: electorates/reelection: reelections USAGE EXAMPLESThey reelected Nancy Pelosi as the leader of their party in the House of Representatives. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) A judge overturned the conviction, and she was reelected to her fourth term as chief minister in May of this year. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) Pelosi was just reelected to her eighth term — 16 years! — as the party’s leader in the House. Washington Post(Dec 04, 2016) v elect again Syn|Hyper return elect select by a vote for an office or membership |
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