re-elect

IPA/ˌriː ɪˈlekt/
IPA/ˌriː ɪˈlekt/

re-elect — verb

  • re-electpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • re-electshe / she / it
  • re-electedpast simple
  • re-electing-ing form

1. to choose someone by vote so they stay in the same official job for another term

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to choose someone by vote so they stay in the same official job for another term

例句

Voters re-elected Mayor Bilal after the new clinic opened on time.

re-elect + title + person after a finished term

The town re-elected Quan to the school board by a wide margin.

re-elect + person + to + role

同義詞
  • elect

    the basic verb for choosing by vote, without showing that the person already held the role.

  • return

    common in political news for voting someone back into office.

  • vote back in

    more informal and strongly focused on the voters' action.

  • reappoint

    used when an authority chooses someone again without a public vote.

反義詞
  • vote out

    informal opposite when voters remove someone from the role.

  • unseat

    more formal and often used in political reporting about defeating an office-holder.

  • replace

    broader and does not necessarily involve an election.

文法句型

re-elect + person

re-elect + person + as + title

re-elect + person + to + office

用法筆記

Usually takes the person as the object, with the role added by 'as' or the office added by 'to'. Most often used for political, board, or committee positions when the same person keeps the job for a new term.

常見錯誤

❌The party re-elected again Quan as chair.
✅The party re-elected Quan as chair.
💡the prefix 're-' already includes the idea of doing it again.
❌The council elected again Sven after the vote.
✅The council re-elected Sven after the vote.
💡formal English usually uses the single verb 're-elect' instead of 'elect again'.