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elected
e·lect E0070400 (ĭ-lĕkt′)tr.v. e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects 1. To select by vote for an office or for membership: elected her club president.2. To pick out; select: elect an art course.3. To decide, especially by preference: elected to take the summer off.4. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.adj.1. Chosen deliberately; singled out: an elect group of advisers.2. a. Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination: the governor-elect.b. Chosen for marriage. Often used in combination: the bride-elect.3. Selected by divine will for salvation.n.1. One that is chosen or selected.2. One selected by divine will for salvation.3. (used with a pl. verb) An exclusive group of people. Used with the: one of the elect who have power inside the government.
[Middle English electen, from Latin ēligere, ēlēct-, to select : ē-, ex-, ex- + legere, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]elected (ɪˈlɛktɪd) adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) voted to a role in an electionThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | elected - subject to popular election; "elective official"elective |
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