as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I've elected to study French as my foreign language
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as in select
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football
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Recent Examples of elect
Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
In 2028, Hollywood will need to elect a new mayor due to term limits.
—Josh Levy, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said.
—Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 Nov. 2021
Haniya Rae, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
That fee in turn gets deducted from the purchase price should the customer elect to buy it instead of returning the item.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Buhari was elected president in 2015 after running unsuccessfully three times.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
In 2028, Hollywood will need to elect a new mayor due to term limits.
—Josh Levy, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Adjective
The illusion of complete normality could prompt people to spend more and re-elect current politicians for office.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said.
—Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 Nov. 2021
Noun
Atif Zaim, current U.S. consulting leader and deputy chair elect at KPMG, sees this moment as an opportunity to improve his consulting practice.
—Haniya Rae, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
That fee in turn gets deducted from the purchase price should the customer elect to buy it instead of returning the item.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elect
Verb
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Southwest passengers now have to choose between four different price tiers of tickets when booking a flight: Basic, Choice, Choice Preferred, Choice Extra.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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It’s thought that this larger group will be whittled down to around 15 companies who will be invited into a 15-minute pitch meeting, where a winner will either be declared or a handful of companies will be chosen to develop their ideas further.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Some noticed minor banding with select HDR10 video, but updates seem to have mostly fixed it, making this the 2025 TV to beat.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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The Barron’s Winner’s Circle Top 100 is a select group of individuals who are screened on a number of different criteria.—
Patti Brennan,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Judge holds career bests of 10.60 in the 100 and 21.85 in the 200.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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In 2017, thousands of men ran 400-meter times that were faster than the personal bests of Olympic gold medalists Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
Verb
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This was as strong a team as Moyes could feasibly pick from those available, yet the 1-0 defeat again highlighted a lack of quality and depth.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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White pillar candles are a stylist's best friend, and Joyner will pick hers up while strolling through Sam's Club.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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On selected nights, the show will be accompanied with fireworks.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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The selected artist will receive $1,700-$2,125 a month, plus a stipend for art supplies.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
11 May 2025
Noun
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But Collins, now the head of special collections and archives at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, noticed that the text was written in Old French, the language used by aristocracy and England’s royal court after the Norman Conquest in 1066.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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A little biographical information: He was born in 1896 into the decaying Bourbon aristocracy.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Voting rights, stock restrictions, vesting schedules, preferred terms and more must be carefully considered before they are issued.—
Thomas Burgess,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Developers create detailed manuals outlining their preferred ethical stances, which either human reviewers or AI systems then use as a rubric to evaluate and improve the chatbot's responses, effectively coding these values into the machine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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One America, with coastal elites in places like New York City and Los Angeles, who continue to steamroll towards full-on Marxism, and another with ordinary, hard-working Americans across the country, like here in the great state of Alaska, who don’t embrace this extremism.—
Mike Dunleavy,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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“Elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elect. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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