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- DictionaryE·lect/əˈlek(t)/
verb
- 1. choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting: "the members who were elected to the committee"
adjective
- 1. (of a person) chosen or singled out.
plural
- 1. people who are chosen or singled out: "one of the century's elect"
Elect definition: to choose or select by vote, as for an office. See examples of ELECT used in a sentence.
4 days ago · elect in American English. (ɪˈlekt) transitive verb. 1. to choose or select by vote, as for an office. to elect a mayor. 2. to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.) 3.
Definition of elect verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ELECT meaning: 1. to choose someone for a particular job or position by voting: 2. to choose to do something: . Learn more.
Elect definition: to choose or select by vote, as for an office. See examples of ELECT used in a sentence.
Grammar Elect is often passive in this meaning. see thesaurus at vote 2 → elect to do something → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus elect • The founder-members numbered eleven, and in the first ten years of its existence a further forty-three members were elected. • Britain must now throw this opportunity away by electing a Labour ...
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