Reelects

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To choose someone again for a position or office after their previous term has ended
2. To vote again in favor of a candidate to continue their role in governance or leadership
3. To bring back an individual into a political position through a new election after they have already served

Etymology: "Reelects" is the third-person singular present form of "reelect," so it simply inherits the history of its base verb. That base is "elect," which comes from Latin "electus," the past participle of "eligere," meaning "to pick out" or "to choose," built from "e-" (out) and "legere" (to gather or select). Through Old French it reached Middle English, where "elect" carried the sense of chosen, especially for an office or for a select group. The prefix "re-" comes straight from Latin, where it meant "again" or "back." Adding it to "elect" produces the sense of choosing someone once more, typically for another term in office after the previous one has ended. Because the prefix and base both entered English through familiar routes, the verb is a transparent compound whose parts still tell you exactly what it means.

Synonyms: renominates, reappoints

Antonyms: dismisses, removes