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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"
The meaning of ELECT is carefully selected : chosen. How to use elect in a sentence.
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ELECT definition: 1. to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting: 2. to…. Learn more.
Elect definition: to choose or select by vote, as for an office. See examples of ELECT used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of elect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 ]
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. to choose (a course of study). 4. (of God) to select for divine mercy or favor, esp. for salvation. v.i. 5. to choose or select someone or something, as by voting. adj.
Elect definition: To select by vote for an office or for membership.
ELECT meaning: 1. to choose someone for a particular job or position by voting: 2. to choose to do something: . Learn more.
Define elect: having been elected : chosen for a public office but not yet holding that office—usage, synonyms, more.
