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elective

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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
Adjective
1. of or based on selection by vote: an elective office
2. not compulsory or necessary: an elective hysterectomy
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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
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; which is nothing more than an elective tyranny; and its difference from that which is to be found amongst the barbarians consists not in its' not being according to law, but only in its not being according to the ancient customs of the country.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
Thinking it might possibly be in the enjoyment of the elective franchise, he gave it a cordial and earnest grasp.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
A well-constituted court for the trial of impeachments is an object not more to be desired than difficult to be obtained in a government wholly elective.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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