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Word: Elect
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Latin elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’
ɪˈlɛkt
choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting
Short Definition:choose to hold public office
Examples:- he was elected as councillor
- the members who were elected to the committee
- they elected him leader
opt for or choose to do something
Short Definition:choose to do something
Examples:- more people elected to work at home
Word: Elect
Speech Type: Adjective
ɪˈlɛkt
(of a person) chosen or singled out.
Short Definition:(of person) chosen
Word: Elect
Speech Type: Noun
ɪˈlɛkt
people who are chosen or singled out
Short Definition:people who are chosen
Examples:- one of the century's elect
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