elect
IPA: ɪɫˈɛkt
noun
- One chosen or set apart.
- (theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
verb
- (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something)
- (transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election
adjective
- (postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
- Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
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Examples of "elect" in Sentences
- The president is elected by the people.
- The man voted for the potenate in the election.
- Most people voted for the presidential election.
- The President is the elected head of the Academy.
- The president is accountable to the people in an election.
- The president of the Republic was elected by the Congress.
- The election was by a form of the single transferable vote.
- The election is conducted under the Single transferable vote voting system.
- The election was conducted under the Single transferable vote voting system.
- Tomorrow, I will cast my vote to re elect Barack Obama as president of the US.
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