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Meanings of reelection in English

The act of being elected after already being elected once, and already having served out one's first term.

Usage of reelection in English
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Boxer said earlier this year she would not seek reelection in 2016.
Reuters
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But Maduro, expected to run for reelection next year, recently changed tone.
Reuters
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Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan said on Tuesday he will not seek reelection.
Reuters
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In the autumn of 1883 General Butler was a candidate for reelection.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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Biden winning would simply mean it wasn't enough to deliver him reelection.
NY Magazine
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ISS also urges shareholders to vote against the reelection of former U.S.
Reuters
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And that China would prefer President Donald Trump does not win reelection.
Reuters
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She took to the stump to help Schwarzenegger win reelection in 2006.
Reuters
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The league fought stoutly for the reelection of Heney as district attorney.
What eight million women want
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He won reelection last November, three months after he was criminally charged.
Reuters
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Every five years the Commoners must go to the country for reelection.
The Canadian Commonwealth
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When Sobchak lost his 1996 bid for reelection, Putin submitted his resignation.
The new yorker
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Nixon began running out of luck a short while after his reelection.
The new yorker
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Ryan also is on the ballot for reelection to Congress as well.
Reuters
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He would replace John Mitchell, who'd resigned to spearhead Nixon's reelection campaign.
True compass: a memoir
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Trump's reelection campaign has also released ads targeting Biden and his son.
Reuters
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