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Bookmark or Share- ELECT definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryDefinition of 'elect' Word Frequency. elect. (ɪlekt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense elects , present participle electing , past tense, past participle elected. 1. verb. When people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them. The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president.
- 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.comverb. tr to choose (someone) to be (a representative or a public official) by voting. they elected him Mayor. to select; choose. to elect to die rather than surrender. tr (of God) to select or predestine for the grace of salvation. adjective. immediately postpositive voted into office but not yet installed.
- elect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. elect to do something (formal) to choose to do something Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays. See elect in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: elect.
- ELECTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comnoun. the elected. elect ( def 10 ). a politician, officer, or official who has been chosen by vote: Volunteer readers include published authors and local electeds who care deeply about the future of our libraries. Discover More. Other Words From. self-e·lect·ed adjective. un·e·lect·ed adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
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