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   E·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"
   • ▪ opt for or choose to do something: "freshman year you could elect Industrial Arts"
   • ▪ (of God) choose (someone) in preference to others for salvation.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) chosen or singled out.
   • ▪ chosen by God for salvation: "the elect group of saints which was predestined for heaven"
   • ▪ elected to or chosen for a position but not yet in office: "the president elect"

   plural

   • 1. people who are chosen or singled out: "one of the century's elect"
   • ▪ the people chosen by God for salvation: "success was a sign that they were one of the elect"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishelect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of elect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › electElect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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. Most famously, in the political sense, elect means to choose a person for public office, usually via an election.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · When people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them. The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president. [ VERB noun ]

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELECT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   verb. uk / ɪˈlekt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. B2 [ T ] to choose someone for a particular job or position by voting: [ often passive ] She was elected to the US Senate in 2004. He was elected president in 2008. elect to do sth formal. to choose to do something: The child elected to stay with his mother. See also. re-elect.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › electElect - definition of elect by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To select by vote for an office or for membership: elected her club president. 2. To pick out; select: elect an art course. 3. To decide, especially by preference: elected to take the summer off. 4. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God. adj. 1. Chosen deliberately; singled out: an elect group of advisers. 2. a.

7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › electelect - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Oct 18, 2023 · Noun [ edit] elect (plural elects or elect) One chosen or set apart. ( theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation . Antonyms [ edit] reprobate. Derived terms [ edit] president-elect. Translations [ edit] ± One chosen or set apart. ± One chosen by God. Verb [ edit]

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › electElect Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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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.