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elect::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | chosen |
| Type of | elite group, elite |
one of the elect who have power inside the government.
elect::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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the president elect.
Examples of elect
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They could work to elect candidates in 2012 who would vote against the proposal.
From the courier-journal.com
Panthers then elect to go for a field goal, but John Kasay misses from 51 yards.
From the charlotteobserver.com
I ask you to do it with Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel to make that strong commitment.
From the suntimes.com
Put another way, what happens when we elect cheaters and liars to public office?
From the latimes.com
The new president-elect announced plans to close a large American military base.
From the economist.com
On 26 June, a majority of votes will elect the new FAO chief in a secret ballot.
From the guardian.co.uk
The votes of the other third of the voters managed to elect a paltry 44 members.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
The poster child of this welcome trend may be Rob Portman, Ohio's senator-elect.
From the washingtontimes.com
So no matter who they elect, they can't accomplish what they are supposed to do.
From the ocregister.com
- Chosen: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"
- Select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
- Selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
- Elect(ip): elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"
- Choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
- (elected) elective: subject to popular election; "elective official"
- Predestination is a religious concept, which involves the relationship between God and God's creation. The religious character of predestination distinguishes it from other ideas about determinism and free will. ...
- An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Encyclpoedia Britanica Online. Accessed August 18, 2009 Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. ...
- Elected is the latest EP by Dutch Progressive metal project Ayreon. It was released on April 25, 2008 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and on April 28 in the rest of Europe. It features the guest performance of Tobias Sammet from Avantasia and Edguy.
