elected

e·lect  (-lkt)

v. e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects

v.tr.

1. To select by vote for an office or for membership.

2. To pick out; select: elect an art course.

3. To decide, especially by preference: elected to take the summer off.

4. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.

v.intr.

To make a choice or selection.

adj.

1. Chosen deliberately; singled out.

2.

a. Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination: the governor-elect.

b. Chosen for marriage. Often used in combination: the bride-elect.

3. Selected by divine will for salvation.

n.

1. One that is chosen or selected.

2. One selected by divine will for salvation.

3. (used with a pl. verb) An exclusive group of people. Used with the: one of the elect who have power inside the government.

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[Middle English electen, from Latin ligere, lct-, to select : -, ex-, ex- + legere, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

elected - subject to popular election; "elective official" elective

Translations

elected [ɪˈlektɪd] ADJ → elegido
elected government → gobierno m elegido

elected [ɪˈlɛktɪd] adj [leader, president] → élu(e)

elected

adj → gewählt