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Bookmark or Share- Elect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comTo elect is to choose. A group of citizens may elect the next president, or you may just elect to stay home during the blizzard. Most famously, in the political sense, elect means to choose a person for public office, usually via an election.
- Elect - definition of elect by The Free Dictionaryadj. 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.
- ELECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting: The President is elected for a four-year term of office. [ + as + noun ] We elected him as our representative. [ + noun ] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors. [ + to infinitive ] The group elected one of their members to be their spokesperson.
- ELECT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comElect definition: to choose or select by vote, as for an office. See examples of ELECT used in a sentence.
- ELECT Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for ELECT: choose, select, pick, take, prefer, designate, name, nominate; Antonyms of ELECT: refuse, reject, decline, turn down, repudiate, disapprove, negative, discard.
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