re-election
Britishnoun
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the election of a person or persons for a further term of office
his re-election as party leader
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the state of being elected again
not seeking re-election
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( as modifier )
a re-election campaign
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Example Sentences
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The number of House representatives who say won’t seek re-election this year.
While Milei has said he plans to run for re-election, his victory is far from guaranteed.
Since his re-election in 2022, expanded GPS use has enabled his staff of 50 to pursue more cases.
Two years later he entered parliament as one of its youngest members, and has since won re-election three times from a Kathmandu constituency.
From Barron's
His re-election as party general secretary—finalized this week at a rare political gathering—resulted from Kim spearheading “unimaginable achievements” in five years that would take others centuries, according to an editorial in North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun.
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