How to Use elect in a Sentence

elect

1 of 3 adjective

• Why not just elect congressional members at-large, statewide?
  — Rich Exner, cleveland.com, 3 May 2018
• The vast majority of proxy votes are important or mandatory but routine – reappoint the auditor, re-elect directors, and the like.
  — Sarah Keohane Williamson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• The pension fund is also withholding its votes to re-elect members of the board’s audit and governance committees on grounds of failing to meet shareholder demands over climate-risk disclosures.
  — Justin Baer, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
• Now, many teachers have translated that energy to the realm of electoral politics, helping elect candidates who pledge to protect education funding while ousting lawmakers who opposed their causes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• Alex Arshinkoff, 62, an Ohio political boss credited with mentoring a generation of young politicians and helping elect presidents, has died.
  — Philly.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Sarah Kane Photography, Lauren Harris, Re-elect Charles Allen 2026, Justin Ide.
  — Jenny Gathright, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
• In an initial statement after the election, a GSA spokesperson said that the Biden transition team is receiving pre-elect services which include office space, computers, and background investigations for security clearances.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2020
• Contact between presidents-elect and foreign leaders during the transition period between administrations is often the subject of close scrutiny, as in the period after the 2016 presidential election.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2020

elect

2 of 3 noun

• Time will tell whether the duo elects to also return to Miami.
  — Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
• The president-elect was late, which I'm told is unusual for him.
  — CBS News, 31 July 2019
• The move confused and peeved other representatives-elect on both sides of the aisle.
  — Kerry Picket, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2021
• The mayor-elect was defiant in his victory speech.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
• Our weird mayor finds ways to stay busy—too busy to call the mayor-elect and say congrats, apparently.
  — James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
• New York City has a new mayor-elect, and with him comes a new first lady for the city that never sleeps.
  — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
• When the president-elect took the temporary stage on the Zócalo, people cheered and wept some more.
  — Madeleine Wattenbarger, The New Republic, 5 July 2019
• Tauzin and Whitehead said no meeting was held to nominate, much less elect, Lee and John.
  — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 19 June 2020
• The documents appear to show that Wolkoff planned to raise the issue of the hotel prices with the president-elect.
  — Jonathan O'Connell, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Jan. 2020
• Pat Mitchell, who is chair of Sundance’s board of trustees, and chair-elect Ebs Burnough — said in a statement.
  — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Sep. 2021
• Necaxa elects, instead, to skip the proving ground and leap straight into a comparable tapestry.
  — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
• The soon-to-be president-elect emailed Meacham a bibliography of some two dozen titles.
  — Susannah Jacob, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2020
• With China, that still means a bigger bonus, and the freedom to secure it by nearly any means the board and management elect.
  — Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
• Inter took the Serie A title last night, having been champions-elect for weeks.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• The president-elect insists that the fight against corruption will continue.
  — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
• The mayor-elect even gave a shoutout to Steinway Street in his Tuesday victory speech.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
• Communism promised an earthly paradise, and saw a working-class elect who would attain it up against a supremely evil ruling class that had to be crushed.
  — Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2022
• Despite the public skepticism, the mayor-elect intends to follow through on these policies.
  — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
• Two of the people in the room were senators-elect who won their races in last month’s election and weren’t in office when the first round of interviews happened.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2020
• Mamdani’s win represents a loss for Wall Street, whose titans tried to fund his defeat and must now work with the mayor-elect.
  — Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
• The president-elect also noted that the agreement would have to be ratified by the congresses of both nations to go into force.
  — Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
• The truly elect are invited to take an occasional shot of tequila with Solomun.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
• Congratulations to the new members-elect.
  — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
• Carla Sigler is the treasurer-elect for Bosque County, Texas, where the couple now lives.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2022
• But, as commissioner-elect, López will receive only about $6,000 per year.
  — Jackie Fielder, Teen Vogue, 11 Jan. 2019
• But this time, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani found himself in the crosshairs.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
• Even if the central bank elects to keep rates frozen at its meeting on April 28 and 29, comments made by officials could still cause rates to rise.
  — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• Obama’s staff would look less amused a few weeks later, as their boss hosted President-elect Trump at the White House.
  — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
• Similar to our mayor-elect, LaGuardia promised to clean up corruption in City Hall.
  — CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
• Arizona governor-elect Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, will succeed Ducey next month when his term expires.
  — Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2022

elect

3 of 3 verb

• He hopes to be elected to the committee.
• I've elected to study French as my foreign language.
• They are elected to four-year terms.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
• Nobody goes to the polls to elect someone to pray for them.
  — Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
• And the top four vote-winners on their list will be elected.
  — Jennifer Lynn McCoy, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
• She was first elected to the state House at age 25.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
• Mullin was elected to the seat in 2023.
  — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 5 Mar. 2026
• Klobuchar was elected to a fourth term in 2024.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
• Seats are elected from each of the city’s wards and serve staggered, four-year terms.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
• Kieboom then elected free agency.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
• Would Taylor abide by those rules if she was elected to the high court?
  — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• Ross was first elected in 2021 for a three-year term.
  — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
• Those named on at least 75% of ballots are elected.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
• How many people even know Lara’s name, even though he was elected twice?
  — John Seiler, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2024
• In West Ada, trustees are elected by zone and serve four-year terms.
  — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
• He was elected mayor two years later.
  — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
• The seven justices who serve on the court are elected through statewide races and serve eight-year terms.
  — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
• The only way to achieve it is through peace — and electing leaders with the courage to work for it.
  — Jillian Gilchrest, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
• We were elected to govern, not spectate.
  — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
• The people who elected Benton have a right to know the charges against him.
  — Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
• The winners of those races would be elected to a typical four-year term.
  — Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
• What is your plan, if elected to a second term, to address that issue?
  — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
• So in a sense, this is all the fault of those in Florida who elected her.
  — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
• Pope Leo was elected in the conclave that followed.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
• Going back to how Paxton can get elected.
  — Jack Fink april 12, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• Even those like Smith who didn't inherit their seats still aren't elected.
  — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
• The team elected to re-sign Hawkins this offseason.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
• They are elected to four-year terms, with elections staggered every two years.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
• They are elected to four-year terms, with elections staggered every two years.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
• Campos was elected to the board in 2022.
  — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026