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reelection

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Act of electing to office one previously elected to and serving in office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The fact of being reelected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

election again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he did not run for reelection

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: election

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: herverkiesing — the fact of being reelected
  • Belarusian: перавыбіра́нне (pjeravybiránnje) — the fact of being reelected
  • Belarusian: перавы́бары (pjeravýbary) — the fact of being reelected
  • Catalan: reelecció — the fact of being reelected
  • Chinese Mandarin: 連任 /连任 (liánrèn) — the fact of being reelected
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再度當選 /再度当选 (zàidù dāngxuǎn) — the fact of being reelected
  • Czech: znovuzvolení — the fact of being reelected
  • Danish: genvalg — the fact of being reelected
  • Esperanto: reelektiĝo — the fact of being reelected
  • Finnish: uudelleenvalinta — the fact of being reelected
  • French: réélection — the fact of being reelected
  • Georgian: მეორედ არჩევა (meored arčeva) — the fact of being reelected
  • Georgian: მეორე ვადით არჩევა (meore vadit arčeva) — the fact of being reelected
  • Georgian: ხელახლა არჩევა (xelaxla arčeva) — the fact of being reelected
  • Georgian: ხელახალი არჩევა (xelaxali arčeva) — the fact of being reelected
  • Georgian: ხელმეორე ვადით არჩევა (xelmeore vadit arčeva) — the fact of being reelected
  • Georgian: კვლავ არჩევა (ḳvlav arčeva) — the fact of being reelected
  • German: Wiederwahl — the fact of being reelected
  • Greek: επανεκλογή (epaneklogí) — the fact of being reelected
  • Italian: rielezione — the fact of being reelected
  • Japanese: 再選 (zaisen) — the fact of being reelected
  • Japanese: 改選 (kaisen) — the fact of being reelected
  • Manx: aareihys — the fact of being reelected
  • Manx: aaheiy — the fact of being reelected
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenvalg — the fact of being reelected
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: attval — the fact of being reelected
  • Polish: reelekcja — the fact of being reelected
  • Portuguese: reeleição — the fact of being reelected
  • Russian: переизбра́ние (pereizbránije) — the fact of being reelected
  • Russian: перевы́боры (perevýbory) — the fact of being reelected
  • Spanish: reelección — the fact of being reelected
  • Swedish: omval — the fact of being reelected
  • Ukrainian: переобра́ння (pereobránnja) — the fact of being reelected
  • Ukrainian: переви́бори (perevýbory) — the fact of being reelected
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