Main Entry:

³elect

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin electus

Date:

15th century

transitive verb 1 : to select by vote for an office, position, or membership <elected her class president> 2 : to make a selection of <will elect an academic program> 3 : to choose (as a course of action) especially by preference <might elect to sell the business> intransitive verb : to make a selection