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verb

Definition of electnext
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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elect

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adjective

i-ˈlekt How to pronounce elect (audio)
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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elect

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noun

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
Verb
The show, the first ever to be mainly in Spanish, would end up courting significant conservative backlash, to the point that Kid Rock and Turning Point USA elected to put on their own alternative halftime show. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 Bill Clinton was elected as the 42nd President of the United States on November 3, 1992 at the age of 46. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
The National Rifle Association’s board of directors voted Monday to re-elect longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre, signaling that the gun rights group isn’t changing direction despite a rise in mass shootings and its own internal turmoil. — David Ingram, NBC News, 30 May 2022 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
Noun
The Spurs elect to not have a defender impede his vision, using all five of their players to guard the four who were moving about for New York. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 In this perilous post-republic period of political persecution and violence, the chances are simply too high that the next elect this year will soon become governor. — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for elect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elect
  1. choose
  2. select
  3. best
  4. pick
  5. selected
  6. aristocracy
  7. preferred
  8. elite
Verb
  • Six players choose Izzy as the impostor, and not for the last time in this episode.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Eaton advises checking local facilities for specific costs and remembering that those costs do not include in-vitro fertilization treatment if the patient later chooses to use the eggs.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of choose
Adjective
  • Zuckerberg warned of risks if control of advanced AI is concentrated with a select few companies, institutions or governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Pay attention, then, to the rate climate not only on the months in which the Fed holds its meeting but each day as multiple factors here can impact the merits of select interest-earning vehicles.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of select
Noun
  • Scott William Winters plays Clark, a Harvard student who Will intellectually bests.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • His hitting metrics are all career bests, and he’s headed for his fourth consecutive season of 20-plus homers.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of best
Verb
  • Later that day, her most devout followers rented a fleet of RVs, picked Didulo up from her apartment, and began driving across the country.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her performance was the latest example of her sophomore surge, as Malonga is spearheading a Storm rebuild alongside 2026 first-round picks Johnson and Awa Fam.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pick
Adjective
  • Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of selected
Noun
  • The latter category, anticipating biomimicry, is well represented by the automata that captivated the aristocracy in the following century.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of aristocracy
Adjective
  • Wisconsin is famous for its Friday fish fry, and regulars are fiercely loyal to their preferred local restaurants.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Of those families, the district accommodated 69% of the requests, while about 118 families were not transferred to their preferred school, Spielberg said.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of preferred
Noun
  • The elite can now offer far more, both in wages and trophy-hunting opportunities.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Then, head to Mangerie, where the city’s elite meet for lunch.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
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“Elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elect. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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