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Definition of Elect
1. Adjective. Selected as the best. "Elite colleges"
2. Verb. Select by a vote for an office or membership. "They elect him as chairman "; "We elected him chairman of the board"
Specialized synonyms: Co-opt, Reelect, Return
Derivative terms: Election, Elective, Elector, Electorate, Eligible
3. Noun. An exclusive group of people. "One of the elect who have power inside the government"
4. Adjective. Elected but not yet installed in office. "The president elect"
5. Verb. Choose. "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
Definition of Elect
1. a. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
2. n. One chosen or set apart.
3. v. t. To pick out; to select; to choose.
Definition of Elect
1. Noun. (theology) In Calvinist theology, those foreordained to Heaven. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something) ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election ¹
4. Adjective. (context: used only after the noun) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elect
1. to select by vote for an office [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Elect
1. 1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. "Colours quaint elect." 2. Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." 3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect. Origin: L. Electus, p. P. Of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic. 1. One chosen or set apart. "Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth." (Is. Xlii. 1) 2. Those who are chosen for salvation. "Shall not God avenge his won elect?" (Luke xviii. 7) 1. To pick out; to select; to choose. "The deputy elected by the Lord." (Shak) 2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor. 3. To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. Synonym: To choose, prefer, select. See Choose. Origin: Elected; Electing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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