elect
1. [ verb ] select by a vote for an office or membership
Examples:

"We elected him chairman of the board"

Related terms: choose reelect co-opt election voter
2. [ verb ] choose
Examples:

"I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

Related terms: choose
3. [ adjective ] elected but not yet installed in office
Examples:

"the president elect"

Related terms: incoming
4. [ adjective ] selected as the best
Synonyms: elite
Examples:

"an elect circle of artists" "elite colleges"

Related terms: selected
5. [ noun ] (sociology) an exclusive group of people
Synonyms: chosen
Examples:

: "one of the elect who have power inside the government"

Related terms: elite
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