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How to pronounce elected in English?

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Synonyms elective

Examples of elected

elected
Schroer served on the FSSD school board for 14 years before being elected mayor.
From the tennessean.com
Currently, the council is made up of seven members who are all elected at large.
From the dailyherald.com
He is not an elected official and does not represent any of us in that capacity.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Sen. Kevin Ranker, first elected in 2008, appears to have the most on his plate.
From the thenewstribune.com
Where were Delaware's elected representatives and news media when this happened?
From the washingtontimes.com
If a majority of local voters approved, future superintendents would be elected.
From the tennessean.com
President Barack Obama, however, has only been there twice since he was elected.
From the businessweek.com
A former Fidesz candidate for parliament was elected Chief Prosecutor last week.
From the bloomberg.com
He was first elected in 2004 and won re-election without opposition in November.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • 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.