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
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Recent Examples of elected
The public relies on their ability to perform the duties for which they were elected.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Bivens returns as Supreme Court chief justice Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court unanimously elected Justice Jeff Bivins to serve as chief justice of the court this week.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
The Irish presidency is mostly ceremonial and is directly elected every seven years.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
This is Keith’s second honor this year as he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in June.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Arison, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year as a finalist, will be joined on stage by Heat president Pat Riley and Heat legends Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
In November 2020, Cawthorn was elected the youngest member of the 117th Congress at 25 years old.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of the 60 affected federal employees have elected to retire or separate voluntarily, while few if any of the remainder will likely transfer to Redstone.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jackson, who was with the department for about three years — and worked for the Chicago Transit Authority before that — said things took a turn when Johnston was elected in 2023.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Bivens returns as Supreme Court chief justice Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court unanimously elected Justice Jeff Bivins to serve as chief justice of the court this week.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
The Irish presidency is mostly ceremonial and is directly elected every seven years.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
This is Keith’s second honor this year as he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in June.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Arison, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year as a finalist, will be joined on stage by Heat president Pat Riley and Heat legends Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
In November 2020, Cawthorn was elected the youngest member of the 117th Congress at 25 years old.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of the 60 affected federal employees have elected to retire or separate voluntarily, while few if any of the remainder will likely transfer to Redstone.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jackson, who was with the department for about three years — and worked for the Chicago Transit Authority before that — said things took a turn when Johnston was elected in 2023.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elected
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Whatever the case may be, Purdy landed a five-year, $265 million contract extension from the 49ers earlier this offseason, a very hefty contract for the player who was selected with the final selection of the 2022 NFL Draft.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Here are the 16 clubs that played in the first edition of the competition in 1955-56, all of them having been selected to participate by L’Equipe.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2007, Kansas was picked to play in the Orange Bowl over Mizzou, even though the Tigers were ranked higher and had won the head-to-head matchup in the final week of the regular season.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Raynor picked Southeast Missouri State apart, completing 81% of his passes while accumulating 345 total yards and 3 touchdowns.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Elected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elected. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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