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elect Definition

elect (ē lekt′, i-)

adjective

  1. chosen; given preference
  2. elected but not yet installed in office: usually used in combination the mayor-elect
  3. Theol. chosen by God for salvation and eternal life

Etymology: ME < L electus, pp. of eligere, to pick out, choose < e-, out + legere, to pick, choose: see logic

noun

a person who is elect

transitive verb

  1. to select for some office by voting
  2. to choose; select we elected to stay
  3. Theol. to choose for eternal salvation: only in the passive, with God as the implied subject

intransitive verb

to make a choice; choose

elect Idioms

the elect

  1. persons belonging to a specially privileged group
  2. Theol. those chosen by God for salvation and eternal life

elect Synonyms

elect

v.

choose, name, select; see choose 1.

elect Usage Examples

Object

  • mayor: In 1893, William was elected the first mayor of Brighouse.
  • representative: The BNP now has no elected representatives in London.
  • councilor: The Mayor shall be elected annually by the Council from among elected Councilors at the Annual Meeting.
  • president: However, his attempts to get himself elected president of the United States ended in failure.
  • fellow: He was elected a Fellow of the College in 1900.
  • assembly: A referendum will then be held in all three regions to decide whether the public want an elected regional assembly.

Preposition: on

aye: Result All Candidates were elected on separate general ayes.

Preposition: at

agm: Our directors are all voluntary and are elected at the AGM from local people who put their names forward.

Preposition: as

  • MP: He returned to England in 1838 and in 1839 was elected as an MP for Edinburgh.
  • president: When Franklin Roosevelt was elected as president the paper ceased publication.
  • chairman: From 1931 to 1934, Mao helped established the Chinese Soviet Republic in SE China, and was elected as the chairman.

Adjective complement

  • unopposed: Our second addition is Peter Taylor from Shrewsbury, who has been elected unopposed through our membership ballot.
  • vice-president: In 1996, she was elected Vice-president of the Latin American Federation of Semiotics.

Subject

  • ballot: Deputies serve four-year terms and are elected by direct secret ballot under universal suffrage.
  • ratepayer: There was growing competition between the Churches and the School Boards ( elected by local ratepayers ) as to who would supervise education.

Infinitive complement

  • serve: The new body has 47 members who were elected to serve three-year terms, renewable once.
  • represent: These are members of the public who have been elected to represent the views of people living in their area.

Preposition: by

  • ballot: Deputies serve four-year terms and are elected by direct secret ballot under universal suffrage.
  • ratepayer: There was growing competition between the Churches and the School Boards ( elected by local ratepayers ) as to who would supervise education.