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reelect

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To elect for a second or subsequent time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

elect again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: return

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: elect

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English elect English reelect From re- + elect.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: преизбирам (preizbiram) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Catalan: reelegir — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Catalan: reescollir — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再選 /再选 (zàixuǎn) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 改選 /改选 (gǎixuǎn) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Danish: genvælge — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Esperanto: reelekti — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Finnish: valita uudelleen — to elect for a subsequent time
  • French: réélire — to elect for a subsequent time
  • German: wiederwählen — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Hungarian: újraválaszt — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Japanese: 再選する (zaisen suru) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Japanese: 改選する (kaisen suru) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Korean: 재선하다 (jaeseonhada) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Latin: reēligō — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Manx: aaheiy — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Norwegian: gjenvelge — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Portuguese: reeleger — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Russian: переизбира́ть (pereizbirátʹ) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Russian: переизбра́ть (pereizbrátʹ) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Spanish: reelegir — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Spanish: reesleer — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Spanish: reesleír — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Swedish: omvälja — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Swedish: återvälja — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Ukrainian: переобира́ти (pereobyráty) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Ukrainian: переобра́ти (pereobráty) — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Vietnamese: tái cử — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Vietnamese: tái bầu — to elect for a subsequent time
  • Vietnamese: tái bầu cử — to elect for a subsequent time