e·lect
e·lect/əˈlek(t)/
verb
choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.
"the members who were elected to the committee"
synonyms: vote (for), vote in, choose (by ballot), cast one's vote for, pick, select, return, appoint, put in, put in power, opt for, decide on, settle on, fix on, plump for
adjective
(of a person) chosen or singled out.
synonyms: the chosen, the elite, the select, the favored, the crème de la crème, A-list
noun
people who are chosen or singled out.
"one of the century's elect"
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elect · 1 of 3. adjective · i-ˈlekt · Synonyms of elect. 1. : carefully selected : chosen. 2. : chosen for salvation through divine mercy. 3. a. : chosen for ...
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An officer-elect is a person who has been elected to a position but has not yet been installed. Notably, a president who has been elected but not yet installed would be referred to as a president-elect. Wikipedia
8 days ago · ELECT meaning: 1. to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting: 2. to…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) · to choose or select by vote, as for an office: · to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.). · to pick out; choose:.
elect in American English · 1. to choose or select by vote, as for an office · 2. to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.) · 3. to pick out; ...
To elect is to choose. A group of citizens may elect the next president, or you may just elect to stay home during the blizzard.
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ELECT meaning: 1 : to select (someone) for a position, job, etc., by voting; 2 : to choose to do (something) followed by to + verb.
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Noun edit · One chosen or set apart. · (theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for ...
elect · 1. to choose by vote. He was elected chairman; elected to the committee. · 2. to choose (to do something). They elected to go by taxi.
Elect definition: To select by vote for an office or for membership.
electe‧lect ; to choose someone for an official position by votingthe country's first democratically elected president ...
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