reappoint
verb
re·ap·point
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpȯint 
reappointed; reappointing; reappoints
: to name officially to a position for a second or subsequent time : to appoint again
reappointed her to the board
reappointment
noun
plural reappointments
These markets pretty much dictated … the reappointment of Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1996.
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Weeks after Caldwell’s former HR director filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Jarom Wagoner alleging retaliation by the City Council — which did not reappoint her after an investigation into Police Chief Rex Ingram — the city’s insurer has settled the suit.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
Feinman's three-year term expired and the administration chose not to reappoint him.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Lamont had announced plans last month to appoint Sen. John Fonfara, D-Hartford, to PURA as part of a deal to reappoint the authority’s chairwoman Marissa Gillett for another four-year term.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
In 2013, Francis made changes to the Congregation for Bishops and declined to reappoint Burke to its membership.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
Feinman's three-year term expired and the administration chose not to reappoint him.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Lamont had announced plans last month to appoint Sen. John Fonfara, D-Hartford, to PURA as part of a deal to reappoint the authority’s chairwoman Marissa Gillett for another four-year term.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
In 2013, Francis made changes to the Congregation for Bishops and declined to reappoint Burke to its membership.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Reappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappoint. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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