elect

[ ih-lekt ]

/ ɪˈlɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor.

to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.).

to pick out; choose: First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German.

Theology. (of God) to select for divine mercy or favor, especially for salvation.

verb (used without object)

to choose or select someone or something, as by voting.

adjective

selected, as for an office, but not yet inducted (usually used in combination following a noun): the governor-elect.

select or choice: an elect circle of artists.

Theology. chosen by God, especially for eternal life.

noun the elect,

a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.

Theology. a person or persons chosen by God, especially for favor or salvation.

Origin of elect

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin ēlēctus chosen (past participle of ēligere), equivalent to ē- e-¹ + leg- choose + -tus past participle suffix; see elite

synonym study for elect

3. See choose.

OTHER WORDS FROM elect

e·lec·tee

[ih-lek-tee] /ɪ lɛkˈti/, noun non·e·lect, noun pre·e·lect, verb (used with object) re·e·lect, verb (used with object)

Words nearby elect

eleanor of castile, eleanor of provence, eleatic, eleazar, elecampane, elect, elect., electable, elected, election, election cake

Example sentences from the Web for re-elect

One of the main reasons America should re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to cooperation.

Bill Clinton’s Speech: Read the Full Text Here |The Daily Beast |September 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Next year, the Israeli electorate may not be so disposed to re-elect its prime minister.

Netanyahu's Timetable |David Frum |May 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And only 37 percent of independents would vote to re-elect Obama if the election were held today.

12 Reasons Obama Could Lose in 2012 |Mark McKinnon |January 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
I believe there is no disposition in any party to re-elect Heister.

The Life of Albert Gallatin |Henry Adams

If we could find a man who was able to do what the majority wants every time, we could re-elect him for the next fifty years.

The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him |Paul Leicester Ford
There were enough votes to re-elect him, but it would require the most careful political manipulation to hold them together.

Jennie Gerhardt |Theodore Dreiser
When Michaelmas arrived, the livery refused to re-elect Trecothick—as indeed Wilkes had foretold.

London and the Kingdom - Volume III |Reginald R. Sharpe
These men have influence, and we require influence to re-elect Mr. Lincoln.

Behind the Scenes |Elizabeth Keckley

British Dictionary definitions for re-elect (1 of 2)

re-elect

verb (tr)

to elect (a person, political party, etc) to an official post for a further term

British Dictionary definitions for re-elect (2 of 2)

elect

/ (ɪˈlɛkt) /

verb

(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 the president elect

chosen or choice; selected or elite
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the elect

Christianity

selected or predestined by God to receive salvation; chosen
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the elect

Derived forms of elect

electable, adjective electability, noun

Word Origin for elect

C15: from Latin ēligere to select, from legere to choose

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

elect

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

adjective

noun the elect,

Origin of elect

synonym study for elect

OTHER WORDS FROM elect

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British Dictionary definitions for re-elect (1 of 2)

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verb

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Derived forms of elect

Word Origin for elect

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

elect

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

adjective

noun the elect,

Origin of elect

synonym study for elect

OTHER WORDS FROM elect

Words nearby elect

Words related to re-elect

Example sentences from the Web for re-elect

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