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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lec•tive /ɪˈlɛktɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - obtained by election:elective office.
- chosen by election:elective officials.
- open to choice;
optional: elective surgery;
an elective course in science.
n. [countable] - Educationa course that is not required:Her major is biology, but she has room for two music electives.
See -lec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lec•tive (i lek′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
- chosen by election, as an official.
- bestowed by or derived from election, as an office.
- having the power or right of electing to office, as a body of persons.
- open to choice;
optional;
not required:an elective subject in college; elective surgery. - Chemistryselecting for combination or action;
tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others:elective attraction.
n. - Educationan optional study;
a course that a student may select from among alternatives.
- Medieval Latin ēlēctīvus, equivalent. to Latin ēlēct(us) (see elect) + -īvus -ive
- 1520–30
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged voluntary, discretionary.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged required, obligatory, necessary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: elective /ɪˈlɛktɪv/ adj - of or based on selection by vote: elective procedure
- selected by vote: an elective official
- having the power to elect
- open to choice; optional: an elective course of study
n - an optional course or hospital placement undertaken by a medical student
eˈlectively adv electivity /ˌiːlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ/, eˈlectiveness n |