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Electively

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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.


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But we have two choices as to where we compute the extra Kiddie Tax: Either the child’s tax return contains a schedule integrating it with the parents’ income, or the parents can electively move the child’s investment income into their return.
Approximately 46% of unintended pregnancies result in live births (many are electively terminated) (Kannitz and Schnare 2001).
Subsisting on little more than caffeine and asthma meds, the electively bedridden night owl sated his appetite for intrigue through a lively correspondence, midnight visits, and chats with the help.
 
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