reelection

re·e·lect also re-e·lect   (rē'ĭ-lěkt')    tr.v.   re·e·lect·ed also re-e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing also re-e·lect·ing, re·e·lects also re-e·lects To elect again. re'e·lec'tion n.

Main Entry: elec·tion
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of electing b : an instance of the electorate voting for candidates for an elective office c : the fact of being elected
2 : the right, power, or privilege of making a choice: as a : the right of a spouse to choose a statutorily prescribed amount of a deceased spouse's estate or whatever was devised to him or her under the will b : the right of a person who has an interest in property that a deceased has disposed of by will either to claim his or her right to the property or to accept what he or she was devised under the will instead c : the right of a party to a contract that has been breached by the other party to choose to continue or terminate the contract —see also ELECTION OF REMEDIES, EQUITABLE ELECTION