单词 | re-electable |
释义 | re-electableadj. That may be re-elected; eligible or qualified for re-election; having qualities which make re-election likely or plausible. ΚΠ 1858 Liverpool Mercury 30 Mar. 2/5 They would be re-electable, but not allowed to sit in Parliament. 1875 Times 16 Aug. 4/6 They are re-electable indefinitely. 1935 Syracuse Herald 28 Apr. 1/1 Nine other member selected for terms of two years each, and allowed to succeed themselves for one term, but then not again reelectable until four years have passed. 1976 Polity 9 113 It is not sufficient to be attracted to a powerful office; one must be elected, and be re-electable. 2003 T. Tapper in Brit. Private Schools i. i. 16 The Labour Party has steadily redefined its policy positions in response to its exclusion from office with the intention of making itself re-electable. Derivatives re-electaˈbility n. ΚΠ 1898 B. Gregory Side Lights 421 The re-electability of the best known Wesleyan Methodist minister. 1992 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 86 iii. 614 Will they emphasize solidifying their political stature and reelectability or give first priority to programmatic accomplishments? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858 |
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