reelection

[Pref. re-, and Eng. election (q. v.).] The act of reelecting; the state of being reelected. Alarm . "From the permi ion of a reëlection." -Johnson: False reël-er, s . [Eng. reel (1), s.; -er.] Ornith.: Acrocephalus nævius , the Gra hopper Warbler. ( Prov . Eng .) this "In the more marshy parts of England bird has long been known as the Reeler -from the resemblance of its song to the noise of the reel used, even at the beginning of the present century, by the hand spinners of wool. But this kind of reel being now dumb, in such districts the country-folks of the present day connect the name with the reel used by fishermen." - Yarrell: British Birds (ed. 4th), i. 385. re-ěl-ě-vāte, v. t. [Pref. re-, and Eng. elevate (q. v.).] To elevate again or anew. re-ěl-lg-1-bil-1-ty, subst . [Pref. re-, and Eng. eligibility (q. v.).] The quality or state of being eligible for reelection.