re-electing
Choosing again, electorally
Re-electing is choosing someone for another term in the same office they already hold.
The word appears almost exclusively in political contexts: The voters came close to re-electing the incumbent mayor.
Also spelled reelecting.
Current position holder
- tenureProtected employment status
- termFixed period or word
- extensionAdded part or duration
- retentionContinued holding or possession
prolongation · preservation · stability · legacy · succession · stewardship · administration · mandate
Formally registering a choice
- ballotVoting document
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- caucusParty selection meeting
- nominationFormal candidate selection
endorsements · delegates · convention · turnout · polling · canvassing · fundraising · rallies
Right to cast ballots
- representationDepiction or likeness
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- majorityOver half of total
- constituentsParts of a whole
civic · participation · franchise · accountability · legitimacy · consent · voice · choice
Favorable opinion given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
acclamation · backing · confidence · trust · reconfirmation · renewed · favor · sanction
incumbent
Current position holder
retention · prolongation · preservation · stability · legacy · succession · stewardship · administration · mandate · persistence
voting
Formally registering a choice
nomination · endorsements · delegates · convention · turnout · polling · canvassing · fundraising · rallies · advertising
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- representationDepiction or likeness
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- majorityOver half of total
constituents · civic · participation · franchise · accountability · legitimacy · consent · voice · choice · self-governance
approval
Favorable opinion given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
validation · acclamation · backing · confidence · trust · reconfirmation · renewed · favor · sanction · authorization
re-electingvoting out
Removing by majority decision
ousting · defeating · unseating · rejecting · booting out
re-electingoverthrowing
Forcibly removing from power
deposing · toppling · ousting · impeaching · recalling
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