verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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