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 Definitions of ELECT  [ɪˈlɛkt]  

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Definition of 'ELECT' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'ELECT' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'ELECT' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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.


Definition of 'ELECT' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'ELECT' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to choose by vote
He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kies, verkose Arabic flag Arabic: يَنْتَخِب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: избирам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: eleger Czech flag Czech: (z)volit German flag German: wählen
Danish flag Danish: vælge Greek flag Greek: εκλέγω Spanish flag Spanish: elegir
Estonian flag Estonian: valima Farsi flag Farsi: با رای دادن انتخاب کردن؛ Finnish flag Finnish: valitaäänestämällä
French flag French: élire Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִבחוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: निर्वाचन करना
Croatian flag Croatian: izglasati Hungarian flag Hungarian: (meg)választ Indonesian flag Indonesian: memilih
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kjósa Italian flag Italian: eleggere Japanese flag Japanese: 選挙する
Korean flag Korean: 선출하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (iš)rinkti Latvian flag Latvian: ievēlēt
Malay flag Malay: dipilih Dutch flag Dutch: kiezen Norwegian flag Norwegian: velge (ut)
Polish flag Polish: wybierać Persian flag Persian: با رای دادن انتخاب کردن؛ Pashto flag Pashto: غوره كول، انتخابول، ټاكل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: eleger Romanian flag Romanian: a alege Russian flag Russian: избирать
Slovak flag Slovak: (z)voliť Slovenian flag Slovenian: (iz)voliti Serbian flag Serbian: birati
Swedish flag Swedish: välja, utse Thai flag Thai: เลือกตั้ง Turkish flag Turkish: seçmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 選舉 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: обирати; вибирати Urdu flag Urdu: انتخاب کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bầu cử Chinese flag Chinese: 选举

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