Synonyms of elected

elected

verb

past tense of elect

as in selected

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

I've elected to study French as my foreign language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selected
• chose
• picked
• named
• took
• preferred
• designated
• culled
• nominated
• appointed
• handpicked
• opted (for)
• singled (out)
• tagged
• adopted
• cherry-picked
• accepted
• tapped
• marked
• preselected
• espoused
• embraced
• set
• settled (on or upon)
• fixed
• tabbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• repudiated
• disapproved
• discarded
• spurned
• negatived
• jettisoned
• threw out
• threw away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elected

Four Democratic candidates for county offices spoke before the march and described the jail system as a humanitarian crisis being neglected by the Republican majority elected to Tarrant County Commissioners Court. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

If elected, Davidson would advocate, and convince other lawmakers to support, legislation capping the percent of property taxes that residents are required to pay. — Sofi Zeman july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Politics in a nonpartisan race The Broward Teachers Union has not endorsed a Republican since before Fusco was elected union president in 2016. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

The six-time All-Star was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame along with former Cubs closer Lee Smith via the Today’s Game Era ballot. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Katz was one of the people who helped draft the three-part plan that got Mamdani elected last fall. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026

McMaster was elected South Carolina's attorney general in 2002, and then lieutenant governor in 2014. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 July 2026

At the time of his death, Lindsey, who was first elected to the Senate in 2002, was still serving his position. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Gillum, who served as mayor of Florida’s capital from 2014 to 2018, came within less than a percentage point of being elected the state’s first Black governor, losing to DeSantis by fewer than 34,000 votes. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026