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elect
1[ ih-lekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to choose or select by vote, as for an office:
to elect a mayor.
- to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.).
- to pick out; choose:
First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German.
- Theology. (of God) to select for divine mercy or favor, especially for salvation.
verb (used without object)
- to choose or select someone or something, as by voting.
adjective
- selected, as for an office, but not yet inducted (usually used in combination following a noun):
the governor-elect.
- select or choice:
an elect circle of artists.
- Theology. chosen by God, especially for eternal life.
noun
- a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Theology. a person or persons chosen by God, especially for favor or salvation.
elect.
2abbreviation for
- electric.
- electrical.
- electrician.
- electricity.
elect
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
- tr to choose (someone) to be (a representative or a public official) by voting
they elected him Mayor
- to select; choose
to elect to die rather than surrender
- tr (of God) to select or predestine for the grace of salvation
adjective
- immediately postpositive voted into office but not yet installed
the president elect
- chosen or choice; selected or elite
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the elect
- Christianity
- selected or predestined by God to receive salvation; chosen
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the elect
Derived Forms
- ˌٲˈٲ, noun
- ˈٲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··ٱ [ih-lek-, tee], noun
- ԴDze· noun
- e· verb (used with object)
- e· verb (used with object)
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of elect1
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Example Sentences
Lowe, who was one of five MPs elected for Reform in last year's election, was also reported to the police over allegations of verbal threats towards party chairman Zia Yusuf at the same time.
He's not talking about interventions; the U.S. government, of course, has intervened in other countries' affairs, and, in fact, overturned, democratically elected governments during the Cold War.
The country can now start to repair and move forward, the first step being to elect a new leader.
“It’s not something that we can just fix by electing a new president.”
Before she became vice president, Harris served as the San Francisco district attorney and California’s attorney general, and also in 2016 was elected to the U.S.
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