Definitions for elect
ɪˈlɛktelect

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chosen, elect(adj)

   an exclusive group of people

   "one of the elect who have power inside the government"

2. elect, elite(adj)

   selected as the best

   "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

3. elect(ip)(verb)

   elected but not yet installed in office

   "the president elect"

4. elect(verb)

   select by a vote for an office or membership

   "We elected him chairman of the board"

5. elect(verb)

   choose

   "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. elect(Noun)

   In Calvinist theology, those foreordained to Heaven.

   Etymology: From electus, past participle of eligere, from e- + legere; see legend.

2. elect(Verb)

   To choose or make a decision (to do something)

   Etymology: From electus, past participle of eligere, from e- + legere; see legend.

3. elect(Verb)

   To choose (a candidate) in an election

   Etymology: From electus, past participle of eligere, from e- + legere; see legend.

4. elect(Adjective)

   Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.

   He is the President-elect.

   Etymology: From electus, past participle of eligere, from e- + legere; see legend.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Elect(adj)

   chosen; taken by preference from among two or more

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

2. Elect(adj)

   chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

3. Elect(adj)

   chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

4. Elect(noun)

   one chosen or set apart

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

5. Elect(noun)

   those who are chosen for salvation

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

6. Elect(verb)

   to pick out; to select; to choose

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

7. Elect(verb)

   to select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

8. Elect(verb)

   to designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor

   Etymology: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Elect

   e-lekt′, v.t. to choose out: to select for any office or purpose: to select by vote.—adj. chosen: taken by preference from among others: chosen for an office but not yet in it (almost always after the noun, as 'consul elect').—n. one chosen or set apart.—n. Elec′tion, the act of electing or choosing: the public choice of a person for office, usually by the votes of a constituent body: freewill: (theol.) the exercise of God's sovereign will in the predetermination of certain persons to salvation: (B.) those who are elected.—v.i. Electioneer′, to labour to secure the election of a candidate.—n. Electioneer′er.—n. and adj. Electioneer′ing, the soliciting of votes and other business of an election.—adj. Elect′ive, pertaining to, dependent on, or exerting the power of choice.—adv. Elect′ively.—ns. Electiv′ity; Elect′or, one who elects: one who has a vote at an election: the title formerly belonging to those princes and archbishops of the German Empire who had the right to elect the Emperor:—fem. Elect′ress, Elect′oress.—adjs. Elect′oral, Electō′rial, pertaining to elections or to electors: consisting of electors.—ns. Elect′orate, the dignity or the territory of an elector: the body of electors; Elect′orship.—The elect (theol.), those chosen by God for salvation. [L. e, out, legĕre, to choose.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. elect

   To choose by a vote.

   They did elect the local candidate that best reflects their collective choice.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'elect' in Verbs Frequency: #396

How to pronounce elect?

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   Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elect in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of elect in a Sentence

1. Governor Bullock:

   Governor Bullock will continue to faithfully and effectively serve the people of Montana as their Governor, while Governor Bullock plans to work hard to elect Democrats in the state and across the country in 2020, it will be in Governor Bullock capacity as a Governor and a senior voice in the Democratic Party -- not as a candidate for US Senate.

2. Herbert Spencer:

   If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was of their own making

3. Carly Fiorina:

   We cannot elect Hillary Clinton to the White House. She has promised throughout her campaign to extend and expand Barack Obama's failed policies.

4. James Lankford:

   The American people have signaled a bold new direction for Washington with the election of President-elect Donald Trump, although the federal debt was n’t a major focus during the presidential campaign, it remains a serious impending crisis that must be addressed.

5. Ali Mottahari:

   The only work of the Assembly of Experts should not be to elect the Leader, god willing, the leader of the revolution will be alive for many years. But they need to do their own work, to enquire and probe and inspect.

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