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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.]

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elect

Verb

1. to choose (someone) to fill a position by voting for him or her: she was elected President in 1990

2. to choose or decide: those who elected to stay

Adjective

voted into office but not yet having taken over from the current office-bearer: the President elect

Noun, pl

the elect any group of people specially chosen for some privilege [Latin eligere to select]

electable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elect - an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" chosen elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Verb	1.	elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board" choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" co-opt - choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation" reelect, return - elect again
	2.	elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
Adj.	1.	elect - selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges" elite selected - chosen in preference to another
	2.	elect - elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect" incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"

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elect

verb 1. vote for, choose, pick, determine, select, appoint, opt for, designate, pick out, settle on, decide upon

verb 2. choose, decide, prefer, select, opt

adjective 3. selected, chosen, picked, choice, preferred, select, elite, hand-picked

adjective 4. future, to-be, coming, next, appointed, designate, prospective

Translations

elect [ɪˈlɛkt] vt → elegir (= choose): to elect to do → optar por hacer

adj the president elect → el presidente electo

elect [ɪˈlɛkt] vt → élire (= choose);

to elect to do → choisir de faire adj the president elect → le président désigné

elect [ɪˈlɛkt] vt → wählen

adj the president elect → der designierte or künftige Präsident;

to elect to do sth → sich dafür entscheiden, etw zu tun

elect [ɪˈlɛkt] vt → eleggere (= choose): to elect to do → decidere di fare

adj the president elect → il presidente designato

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elect

v elect [iˈlekt]

1 to choose by vote He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.kies, verkoseيَنْتَخِبизбирам(z)volitvælgewählenεκλέγωelegirvalimaبا رای دادن انتخاب کردن؛ برگزیدنvalitaélireלִבחוֹרनिर्वाचन करनाizglasati(meg)választmemilihkjósaeleggere選挙する선출하다(iš)rinktiievēlētdipilihkiezenvelge (ut)wybieraćelegera alegeизбирать(z)voliť(iz)volitibirativälja, utseเลือกตั้งseçmek選舉обирати; вибиратиانتخاب کرناbầu cử选举

2 to choose (to do something) They elected to go by taxi.verkies, gekiesيَخْتارрешавамrozhodnout sevælgewählenπροτιμώ, επιλέγωdecidirotsustamaترجیح دادن؛ انتخاب کردنpäättäächoisir de faire qqch.לִבחוֹרचुननाizabrati(vmi mellett) döntlebih sukavelja, kjósa sérdecidere選ぶ선택하다apsispręsti, nutartiizvēlētiespilihbesluitenvelgezdecydować, wybraćescolhera alegeпредпочестьrozhodnúť saodločiti seizabrativäljaเลือกkarar vermek選舉вирішитиاختیار کرناchọn选举

adj

(placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it the president elect.gekoseمُنْتَخَب، مُخْتارизбранbudoucítiltrædende; designeretzukünftigεκλεγμένοςelectovalitud, tulevaneمنتخب؛ برگزیدهvalittu, tulevafuturנִבחָרनिर्वाचितbiran, izabrankijelöltbakalnÿkjörinn, verðandieletto, nominato未就任の당선된, 선출된išrinktas[]vēlētsbakalgekozenutnevnt, valgt, utpektnowo wybranyeleitovotat(только что) избранныйzvolenýbodočiizabrannyvald, blivandeซึ่งได้รับเลือกseçilmiş, seçimi kazanmış選定的(放在所修飾的名詞之後)обранийمنتخب جس نے ابھی عہدہ نہیں سمبھالا ہوđắc cử选定的（放在所修饰的名词之后）

n eˈlection [-ʃən]

the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again.verkiesingأنْتِخابизбориvolbyvalgdie Wahlεκλογήelecciónvalimisedانتخاب؛ رای گیریvalinta, vaalitélection(s)בְּחִירוֹתचुनावizborválasztáspemilihankosningarelezione選挙선거rinkimaivēlēšanaspilihan rayaverkiezingvalgwyboryeleiçãoalegeriвыборыvoľbyvolitveizborivalการเลือกตั้งseçim選舉вибориانتخاب کا عملcuộc bầu cử选举

v eˌlectioˈneer [-ʃə-]

to work to bring about the election of a candidate. stemme werf, verkiesingswerkيَسْعى لِفَوْز مُرَشَّح في الأنتِخاباتагитирамvést volební kampaňføre valgkampagneWahlpropaganda machenκάνω προεκλογικό αγώναhacer campaña (electoral)valimiskampaaniat läbi viimaمبارزه انتخاباتی کردنtehdä vaalityötäcampagne électorale mener uneתַעֲמלָן בְּחִירוֹתचुनाव प्रचार करनाskupljati glasovekorteskedikberkampanyestarfa fyrir frambjóðanda eða flokk í kosningum.fare propaganda elettorale選挙運動する선거 운동을 하다vesti rinkiminę kampanijąrīkot pirmsvēlēšanu kampaņupengundiverkiezingspropagandistdrive valgkampagitowaćfazer campanhaa organiza o cam­panie electoralăпроводить предвыборную кампаниюviesť volebnú kampaňzbirati glasoveraditi na izbornoj kampanjidelta i valkampanjรณรงค์หาเสียงให้ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งseçim propagandası yapmak進行選舉活動проводити передвиборну кампаніюانتخابی مہم میں شرکت کرناvận động bầu cử进行选举活动

n eˈlector

a person who has the right to vote at an election Not all the electors bothered to vote.stemgeregtigdeناخِب، مُنْتَخِبизбирателvolič, -kavælgerder/die Wähler(in)εκλογέας, ψηφοφόροςelectorvalijaرای دهندهvalitsijaélecteur/-triceבּוֹחֵרनिर्वाचकbiračválasztópemilihkjósandielettore, elettrice有権者유권자rinkėjasvēlētājspengundikiezervelger; valgmannwyborcaeleitoralegătorизбирательvolič, -kavolilecbiračväljareผุ้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งseçmen有選舉權的人виборецьمنتخب کرنے کا حق رکھنے والاcử tri有选举权的人

adj eˈlectoral

of elections or electors The names of all electors are listed in the electoral roll.kiesersإنْتِخابيизбирателенvolebnívalg-Wahl-...εκλογικόςelectoralvalimis-, valija-وابسته به انتخابات یا انتخاب کنندگانvalitsija-, vaali-électoralשֶׁל בְּחִירוֹת, שֶׁל בּוֹחָרִיםनिर्वाचन संबंधीbiračkiválasztásitentang pemilihankjósenda; kosninga-elettorale選挙の선거(인)의rinkimų, rinkėjųvēlēšanu-; vēlētāju-pilihan rayakies-valg-, velger-wyborczyeleitoralelectoralизбирательныйvolebnývolilnibiračkival-, valmans-เกี่ยวกับการเลือกต้งseçimle ilgili選舉的，選舉人的виборчийانتخاب سے نسبت رکھنے والاthuộc cử tri; thuộc bầu cử选举的，选举人的

n eˈlectorate [-rət]

all electors taken together Half of the electorate did not vote.kiesersمَجْموع الناخِبينелекторатvoličivælgerskare; valgberettigededie Wählerschaftεκλογικό σώμαelectoradovalijaskondتمام کسانی که صلاحیت رای دادن دارندäänestäjät, valitsijakuntaélectoratצִיבּוּר הַבּוֹחָרִיםनिर्वाचक वर्गbiračko tijeloválasztókkelompok pemilihkjósendur (atkvæðisbærir)elettorato選挙民선거인rinkėjaivēlētājipara pengundikiezersvelgerne, velgerkorpswyborcyeleitoradoelec­to­ratизбирателиvoličivolilni upravičencibiračko telovalmanskårกลุ่มผู้มีสิทธิเลือกต้งในท้องถิ่นseçmenler全體選民електоратانتخاب کرنے والوں کا حلقہtoàn bộ cử tri全体选民