elect

[US]/ɪˈlekt/
[UK]/ɪˈlekt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to choose by voting; to decide;
adj. outstanding;
n. a person who is chosen; the chosen people of God.

Phrases & Collocations

electoral process

electoral system

electoral college

electoral fraud

electronic voting

electoral campaign

president elect

Example Sentences

I elect to stay.

a popularly elected parliament

he was elected as councillor.

members can elect for a voluntary audit.

elected by a handsome majority.

He elected to become a doctor.

I elected not to go.

We elected him (to be) monitor.

They elected me to the Board of Directors.

He’s been elected to the magistracy.

arcane procedures for electing people.

the members who were elected to the committee.

he was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.

we don't want a president, elected or otherwise.

he has deliberately elected to outcaste himself.

she was pre-elected to a junior research fellowship.

elected for life; paralyzed for life.

she was elected unopposed as leader.

Real-world Examples

Four years later, Mandela was elected president.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Former President Evo Morales was first elected in 2005.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation November 2019

Yesterday afternoon they elected Representative McCarthy.

Source: CNN Listening December 2018 Collection

Members of the new Congress also were elected on March fourth.

Source: VOA Special January 2019 Collection

Well, he had planned this trip before Donald Trump was elected.

Source: NPR News November 2016 Collection

The two countries were close allies until Mr Macri was elected.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

Mariah, she made history four years ago when she was elected.

Source: NPR News March 2023 Compilation

What year was the first woman elected to that position?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

And of course, they are democratically elected.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

Noboa, 35 years old is the youngest president ever elected in Ecuador.

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

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