reappoint

British

/ ˌriːəˈpɔɪnt /

verb

to assign (a person, committee, etc) to a post or role again

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Other Word Forms

reappointment noun

Example Sentences

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Philips also announced a proposal to reappoint Jakobs as CEO.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

But by the weekend he confessed that Ms. Tisch wasn’t in on his plan to reappoint her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But Hearst was coming to identify with her captors and was upset that her mother had accepted Reagan’s offer to reappoint her to the UC Board of Regents.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho would like to return for a second spell in charge but the club do not want to reappoint the 61-year-old Portuguese, who was sacked by Roma in January.

From BBC • May 7, 2024

At Strauss’s urging, Eisenhower declined to reappoint Murray when his term as commissioner expired on June 30.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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