Definitions for elective
ɪˈlɛk tɪvelec·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.6 / 5 votes

1. elective course, electiveadjective

   a course that the student can select from among alternatives

2. elective, electedadjective

   subject to popular election

   "elective official"

3. electiveadjective

   not compulsory

   "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"

GCIDERate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Electiveadjective

   Dependent on choice; that can be refused; as, an elective college course. Opposite of required or mandatory.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. electivenoun

   Something that is option or that may be elected, especially a course of tertiary study.

2. electiveadjective

   Of, or pertaining to voting or elections

3. electiveadjective

   That involves a choice between options; optional or discretionary

   My insurance wouldn't pay for the operation because it was elective surgery.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Electiveadjective

   Exerting the power of choice; regulated or bestowed by election or choice.

   Etymology: from elect.

   I will say positively and resolutely, that it is impossible an elective monarchy should be so free and absolute as an hereditary. Francis Bacon.

   To talk of compelling a man to be good, is a contradiction; for where there is force, there can be no choice: whereas all moral goodness consisteth in the elective act of the understanding will. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. Sac. b. iii. c. 2.

   The last change of their government, from elective to hereditary, has made it seem hitherto of less force, and unfitter for action abroad. William Temple.

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1. elective

   An elective is a course or a subject that students can choose to take as part of their educational program, but is not required. Such courses allow students to explore other areas of interest or enhance their skills and knowledge in a specific field. The term 'elective' can also refer to a chosen action, procedure, or vote that is optional or decided by an individual's or group's discretion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. Electiveadjective

   exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act

2. Electiveadjective

   pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral

3. Electiveadjective

   dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office

4. Electivenoun

   in an American college, an optional study or course of study

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. lectif.]

Anagrams for elective »

1. cleveite

How to pronounce elective?

1. Alex

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How to say elective in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elective in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of elective in a Sentence

1. Susan Hellerstein:

   It is a large number of observational studies that are all pointing in the same direction, we should be having a conversation with patients about the risk when they are considering a truly elective c-section.

2. Haywood Brown:

   It became clear that early elective delivery prior to 39 weeks was associated with higher neonatal morbidity and mortality. As such, quality initiatives around early elective delivery were discouraged and hospitals adapted guidelines that discouraged elective delivery prior to 39 weeks.

3. Ali Yalcin:

   The aim is to open the way to elective religious education, in line with the wishes of the people, there is no question of forcing the classes on students.

4. Mike Peterson:

   I've never run for elective office, I didn't want to run for elective office, i felt a calling because I think we need to get these rising generations of kids back on track, understanding that there absolutely is privilege in America and it’s the privilege to be an American.

5. Ted Morgan:

   The elective system ... offered a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression that they had nibbled at dozens of canaps of knowledge and never had their fill.

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