0 to elect someone again to a particular position
The key difference was that each intended to be re-elected, and to that end to create a society which was likely to re-elect it.
If the public decide to re-elect them, they do so on the basis of their manifestos.
If they do not wish to remove him, they will re-elect him to office.
Most important of all, it is for their constituents to decide whether they wish to re-elect them.
How frequently will a union feel that it can go through that process to re-elect its executive committee?
Of course no sensible electorate would re-elect him, but that is another point.
I am sure that they will re-elect us again.
I think that that trust is reciprocated by his constituents, who regularly re-elect him with increased majorities.