noun · 3 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
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The fact of being reelected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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