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elect
1[ ih-lekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to choose or select by vote, as for an office:
to elect a mayor.
- to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.).
- to pick out; choose:
First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German.
- Theology. (of God) to select for divine mercy or favor, especially for salvation.
verb (used without object)
- to choose or select someone or something, as by voting.
adjective
- selected, as for an office, but not yet inducted (usually used in combination following a noun):
the governor-elect.
- select or choice:
an elect circle of artists.
- Theology. chosen by God, especially for eternal life.
noun
- a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Theology. a person or persons chosen by God, especially for favor or salvation.
elect.
2abbreviation for
- electric.
- electrical.
- electrician.
- electricity.
elect
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
- tr to choose (someone) to be (a representative or a public official) by voting
they elected him Mayor
- to select; choose
to elect to die rather than surrender
- tr (of God) to select or predestine for the grace of salvation
adjective
- immediately postpositive voted into office but not yet installed
the president elect
- chosen or choice; selected or elite
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the elect
- Christianity
- selected or predestined by God to receive salvation; chosen
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the elect
Derived Forms
- ˌٲˈٲ, noun
- ˈٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٱ [ih-lek-, tee], noun
- ԴDze· noun
- e· verb (used with object)
- e· verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of elect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It is an excerpt from an August 1967 letter from Ronald Reagan, who had been elected the governor of California six months prior, to Glenn Dumke, the chancellor of the California State University system.
Jones was elected to the first Assembly as it then was in 1999, as the Plaid Cymru member for Ceredigion, a seat she has represented since.
Wisconsin voters elected a Democratic judge to serve on the state supreme court, roundly rejecting a Musk-backed Republican candidate by almost 10 percentage points.
The Iranian president was elected last year with a promise to revive the economy and improve Iranians' daily lives.
Challenging an elected sheriff can be a difficult task.
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