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1. (v.t.) elect
to choose or select by vote, as for an office:
to elect a mayor.
2. elect
to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.).
3. elect
to choose (a course of study).
4. elect
(of God) to select for divine mercy or favor, esp. for salvation.
5. (v.i.) elect
to choose or select someone or something, as by voting.
6. (adj.) elect
selected for an office, but not yet inducted (usu. used in combination):
the governor-elect.
7. elect
select or choice:
an elect circle of artists.
8. elect
chosen by God, esp. for eternal life.
9. (n.) elect
the elect or elected,
10. elect
persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
11. elect
a person or persons chosen by God, esp. for favor or salvation.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < L ēlēctus, ptp. of ēligere to select, pick out =ē-e - +-ligere, comb. form of legere to gather)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) chosen, elect
an exclusive group of people
"one of the elect who have power inside the government"
2. (adj) elect, elite
selected as the best
"an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
3. (verb) elect(ip)
elected but not yet installed in office
"the president elect"
4. (verb) elect
select by a vote for an office or membership
"We elected him chairman of the board"
5. (verb) elect
choose
"I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
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1. (verb) elect
to vote sb into an official position
to elect a president; They elected her as their union representative.
2. elect
to elect to
to choose to
She elected to put all her money in the fund.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ELECT
chosen; taken by preference from among two or more
2. (adj) ELECT
chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life
3. (adj) ELECT
chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect
4. (noun) ELECT
one chosen or set apart
5. (noun) ELECT
those who are chosen for salvation
6. (verb) ELECT
to pick out; to select; to choose
7. (verb) ELECT
to select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor
8. (verb) ELECT
to designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor
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Sense: to choose by vote
He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.
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 Afrikaans: kies, verkose |
 Arabic: يَنْتَخِب |
 Bulgarian: избирам |
 Brazilian: eleger |
 Czech: (z)volit |
 German: wählen |
 Danish: vælge |
 Greek: εκλέγω |
 Spanish: elegir |
 Estonian: valima |
 Farsi: با رای دادن انتخاب کردن؛ |
 Finnish: valitaäänestämällä |
 French: élire |
 Hebrew: לִבחוֹר |
 Hindi: निर्वाचन करना |
 Croatian: izglasati |
 Hungarian: (meg)választ |
 Indonesian: memilih |
 Icelandic: kjósa |
 Italian: eleggere |
 Japanese: 選挙する |
 Korean: 선출하다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)rinkti |
 Latvian: ievēlēt |
 Malay: dipilih |
 Dutch: kiezen |
 Norwegian: velge (ut) |
 Polish: wybierać |
 Persian: با رای دادن انتخاب کردن؛ |
 Pashto: غوره كول، انتخابول، ټاكل |
 Portuguese: eleger |
 Romanian: a alege |
 Russian: избирать |
 Slovak: (z)voliť |
 Slovenian: (iz)voliti |
 Serbian: birati |
 Swedish: välja, utse |
 Thai: เลือกตั้ง |
 Turkish: seçmek |
 Taiwanese: 選舉 |
 Ukrainian: обирати; вибирати |
 Urdu: انتخاب کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bầu cử |
 Chinese: 选举 |
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