reelection bid
Seeking another term
A reelection bid is a campaign by someone already holding office to win that office again.
The phrase appears constantly in political coverage: The scandal damaged his reelection bid, She announced her reelection bid in January.
Bid here means attempt—the effort to secure something desired.
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- second termConsecutive period after reelection
- ballotVoting document
polls · swing state · voting · voter turnout · get out the vote · challenger · primary · party nomination · nomination · landslide · defeat · victory · swing · turnout · endorsement · approval rating · fundraising · stump
power transition direction
reelection bidretirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
resignation · stepping down · abdication · concession · opting out
reelection, election, elect, elected, electing, elects, elector, electors, electoral