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1. • • Cambridge Dictionary resisters reelection with neither hyphen nor diaeresis on ‘ee’, same as Merriam Webster. Both Oxford Dictionary online and Oxford Advanced English Learners’ Dictionary register ‘re-election’ with the former coming with the following note: Spell ‘re-elect’ with a hyphen after the first e.
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   How do you spell re-elect with a hyphen?

   • Spell ‘re-elect’ with a hyphen after the first e. Other words beginning with re- that have a hyphen are re-educate, re-emerge, re-enact, re-enter. Yet the New Yorker used diaeresis on ‘reelection’ as shown above, and their separate article titled “The Curse of the Diaeresis’ (April 2) stated:

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   Do you hyphenate re?

   • Re does not mean again so no hyphen. Example: I have re-covered the sofa twice. Re does mean again AND omitting the hyphen would have caused confusion with another word so hyphenate. Example: The stamps have been reissued. Re means again but would not cause confusion with another word so no hyphen. Example: I must re-press the shirt.

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   How do you spell re-election?

   • Both Oxford Dictionary online and Oxford Advanced English Learners’ Dictionary register ‘re-election’ with the former coming with the following note: Spell ‘re-elect’ with a hyphen after the first e. Other words beginning with re- that have a hyphen are re-educate, re-emerge, re-enact, re-enter.

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   How do you re-elect a word with no hyphen or diaeresis?

   • Cambridge Dictionary resisters reelection with neither hyphen nor diaeresis on ‘ee’, same as Merriam Webster. Both Oxford Dictionary online and Oxford Advanced English Learners’ Dictionary register ‘re-election’ with the former coming with the following note: Spell ‘re-elect’ with a hyphen after the first e.

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3. www.businesswritingblog.com › business_writingRe-Elect or Reelect? Pre-Existing or Preexisting?

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   Apr 12, 2012 · re-elect; re-edit; re-enlist; re-examine; Other reference manuals, including dictionaries, pick and choose which words to hyphenate when the prefix ends with the same vowel that begins the main word. For example, notice the difference in The Chicago Manual of Style renderings. According to Chicago: co-opt (like AP) preexisting; reelect; reedit ...

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   Both Oxford Dictionary online and Oxford Advanced English Learners’ Dictionary register ‘re-election’ with the former coming with the following note: Spell ‘re-elect’ with a hyphen after the first e. Other words beginning with re- that have a hyphen are re-educate, re-emerge, re-enact, re-enter.

5. www.grammarbook.com › hyphens-with-the-prefix-reHyphens with the Prefix re - The Blue Book of Grammar and ...

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   The prefix re can make hyphenating even more of a head-scratching experience. However, there is really only one rule that you need to learn to determine when to hyphenate with re. Rule: Use the hyphen with the prefix re only when re means again AND omitting the hyphen would.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › re-electre-elect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   verb. /ˌriː ɪˈlekt/ Verb Forms. to elect somebody again. re-elect somebody (to something) She was re-elected to parliament. re-elect somebody (as) something The committee voted to re-elect him (as) chairman. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRE-ELECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RE-ELECT definition: 1. to elect someone again to a particular position 2. to elect someone again to a particular…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › re-electRE-ELECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RE-ELECT meaning: 1. to elect someone again to a particular position 2. to elect someone again to a particular…. Learn more.

9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › reelectReelect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REELECT is to elect for another term in office. How to use reelect in a sentence.