Meaning & use
reelected
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Elected again to the same position, typically after completing a term of office.
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The mayor was reelected by a wide margin last November.
She hopes to be reelected as club president next spring.
A note on using this word
Common in political reporting, often paired with statistics on margins of victory or voter turnout.
Words with an opposite meaning
unseateddefeated
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