Word family noun election re-election elector electorate electioneering adjective elected ≠ unelected electoral elect verb elect re-elect adverb electorally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishre-electre-e‧lect /ˌriː ɪˈlekt/ verb [transitive] PPVto elect someone again Morris was re-elected for a third term. —re-election /-ˈlekʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] Barnes is seeking re-election.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
re-elect• Simon Mungford has been re-elected as party leader.• Soloman was re-elected director of the corporation.• The chairman and treasurer have both been re-elected for another year.• To re-elect Messrs and as Directors of the Company. 4. 