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Elect

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Noun

1. chosen, elect

an exclusive group of people

Example Sentences:
'one of the elect who have power inside the government'

Verb

2. elect

select by a vote for an office or membership

Example Sentences:
'We elected him chairman of the board'

3. elect

choose

Example Sentences:
'I elected to have my funds deposited automatically'

Adjective

4. elect, elite

selected as the best

Example Sentences:
'an elect circle of artists'
'elite colleges'

5. elect

elected but not yet installed in office

Example Sentences:
'the president elect'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Elect

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verb
1. (transitive)
to choose (someone) to be (a representative or a public official) by voting
they elected him Mayor
2. 
to select; choose
to elect to die rather than surrender
3. (transitive)
(of God) to select or predestine for the grace of salvation
adjective
4. (immediately postpositive)
voted into office but not yet installed
the president elect
5. 
a. 
chosen or choice; selected or elite
b. 
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
the elect
6. Christianity
a. 
selected or predestined by God to receive salvation; chosen
b. 
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
the elect

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Elect

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adjective
1. 
chosen; given preference
2. 
elected but not yet installed in office
usually used in combination
the mayor-elect
3.  Theology
chosen by God for salvation and eternal life
noun
4. 
a person who is elect
verb transitive
5. 
to select for some office by voting
6. 
to choose; select
we elected to stay
7.  Theology
to choose for eternal salvation
only in the passive, with God as the implied subject
verb intransitive
8. 
to make a choice; choose

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Elect

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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