elect | ||
1. | [ verb ] select by a vote for an office or membership | |
Examples: | "We elected him chairman of the board" |
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Related terms: | choose reelect co-opt election voter | |
2. | [ verb ] choose | |
Examples: | "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" |
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Related terms: | choose | |
3. | [ adjective ] elected but not yet installed in office | |
Examples: | "the president elect" |
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Related terms: | incoming | |
4. | [ adjective ] selected as the best | |
Synonyms: | elite | |
Examples: | "an elect circle of artists" "elite colleges" |
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Related terms: | selected | |
5. | [ noun ] (sociology) an exclusive group of people | |
Synonyms: | chosen | |
Examples: | : "one of the elect who have power inside the government" |
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Related terms: | elite | |
Similar spelling: |
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