Definition of "retaking" [retaking]

• Present participle of retake. (verb)

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• "If Republicans succeed in retaking both chambers of Congress, their agenda once in charge “can't just be yelling no,” Gingrich said."
• "Mitch McConnell recently said that his key goal in retaking the Senate was to win back the presidency in 2012."
• "Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Gen. Richard B. Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a news conference that the American strategy in retaking rebel-held strongholds hinged on training and equipping Iraqi forces to take the lead."