elect

[E*lect·]

To elect is to choose. A group of citizens may elect the next president, or you may just elect to stay home during the blizzard.

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Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

Noun
an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"

Verb
choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

Verb
select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

Adjective S.
selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"


a.
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

a.
Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.

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

n.
One chosen or set apart.

n.
Those who are chosen for salvation.

v. t.
To pick out; to select; to choose.

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

v. t.
To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.


Elect

E*lect" , a. [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.] 1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. "Colors quaint elect." Spenser. 2. (Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." 1 Tim. v. 21. 3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.

Elect

E*lect", n. 1. One chosen or set apart.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.
2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation.
Shall not God avenge his won elect?

Elect

E*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elected; p. pr. & vb. n. Electing.] 1. To pick out; to select; to choose.
The deputy elected by the Lord.
2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor. 3. (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. Syn. -- To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.

Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

One chosen or set apart.

To pick out; to select; to choose.

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Usage Examples

Until we totally change the way we elect our leaders, until we remove private money from public campaigns, lying will be the de facto method of governance in this country.

We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country.

Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there.

In any crass political calculation, drilling for oil will always win more votes than putting a price on carbon. But if I recall what I was taught in fifth-grade American government class, we elect presidents to do more than crass political calculations.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The president has declared that the debate over government-controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of Americans who will elect Mitt Romney so we can repeal Obamacare.

I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that it would be far easier for Americans to elect a black president or a female president than an unmarried president.

Let us not deceive ourselves we must elect world peace or world destruction.

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

There's an assault on human sexuality, as Judge Scalia said, they've taken sides in the culture war and on top of that if we have a democracy, the democratic processes should be that we can elect representatives who will share our point of view and vote those things into law.

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