elect

²elect

noun

plural elect

Definition of ELECT

1

: one chosen or set apart (as by divine favor)

2

plural : a select or exclusive group of people

Examples of ELECT

1. <the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football>

First Known Use of ELECT

15th century

Related to ELECT

Synonyms: A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, crème de la crème, elite, fat, flower, illuminati, pick, pink, pride, priesthood, prime, royalty, upper crust

Related Words: establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class; caviar (also caviare); who's who

Near Antonyms: commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed

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