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e·lec·tive  (-lktv)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a selection by vote.
2. Filled or obtained by election: elective office.
3. Having the power or authority to elect; electoral.
4. Permitting or involving a choice; optional: elective surgery.
n.
An optional academic course or subject.
e·lective·ly adv.
e·lective·ness n.
elective [ɪˈlɛktɪv]
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or based on selection by vote elective procedure
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) selected by vote an elective official
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) having the power to elect
4. (Social Science / Education) open to choice; optional an elective course of study
n
(Social Science / Education) an optional course or hospital placement undertaken by a medical student
electively  adv
electivity  [ˌiːlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ], electiveness n
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Noun1.elective - a course that the student can select from among alternatives
elective course
course, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
Adj.1.elective - subject to popular election; "elective official"
elected
appointed, appointive - subject to appointment
2.elective - not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"
optional - possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
Translations
elective [ɪˈlektɪv]
A. ADJ
1. (Univ) [course] → optativo, opcional; [assembly] → electivo
2. [surgery] → optativo
B. N (US) (Scol) → asignatura f optativa, optativa f
elective [ɪˈlɛktɪv]
adj [office] → électif/ive; [committee] → électif/ive
n (US) (= option) → cours m facultatif
elective surgery n → chirurgie f non urgente
elective
adj
democracy → mit Wahlen; elective assembly → Wahlversammlung f; elective dictatorship → gewählte Diktatur; elective office/post Amt, das/Posten, der durch Wahl besetzt wird; he has never won/held elective office → er ist noch nie zu einem Amt gewählt worden
(Med) surgery → nicht unbedingt notwendig; abortion → nicht medizinisch indiziert
(US: Sch, Univ: = optional) course → wahlfrei; elective subject → Wahlfach nt
n (US: Sch, Univ) → Wahlfach nt
elective [ɪˈlɛktɪv] adj → elettivo/a
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