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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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elect
Literary usage of Elect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic by Francis N. Thorpe, United States (1909)
"The second shall consist of the counties of Kootenai and Latah, and shall elect
one senator. The third shall consist of the counties of Nez Perce and Idaho, ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"The Church of all ages, historically founded on Christ, hides the elect within
itself, ... 124), God's free dispensation to his elect discloses itself (De ..."
3. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate, House of representatives, United States, Congress (1832)
"... namely : The counties of Suffolk and Queens shall compose the first district,
and shall be entitled to elect one member; the counties of Rockland, ..."
4. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God: Consisting of a Meditation for by William Mason (1803)
"But being chosen of God in Christ Jesus, his heart must partake of the precious
faith of God's elect. Love, almighty, wonderful love, seized him; ..."
5. The Life and Times of St. Anselm: Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of by Martin Rule (1883)
"KING HENRY'S BISHOPS elect. EACH of the three dioceses of Winchester, Salisbury,
and Hereford had now its bishop elect; and the several appointments afford ..."
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