up for reelection



*up for reelection

Fig. to be running for reelection to an office or position. (*Typically: be ~; come ~.) The governor is up for reelection in the fall. Lily is up for reelection this fall.
See also: up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Floyd[flɔid]
DarrellDER-əl, DAR-əlEnglish
Pelageyapye-lah-GYE-yah, pee-lah-GYE-yahRussian
Cholpon-Kyrgyz
&Aelig;&Eth;Elm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
Katerynakah-te-RI-nahUkrainian