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
Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
One of those is Michele Mulroney, who served as vice president of WGA West in 2023 and was recently elected president.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Mamdani is the first Muslim and person of South Asian descent elected to lead the nation's largest city, which includes a Jewish population of well over 1 million people.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
He was first elected to the House in 1992, and now represents an inland district stretching from the southern Riverside suburbs to Palm Springs.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Quiz time Who was elected New York City’s mayor on Tuesday?
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Van Orden was first elected in 2022.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
New York last elected a Republican governor in 2002 when George Pataki won a third term in office.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Maysie Hoy has been elected Vice President for a two-year term.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
One of those is Michele Mulroney, who served as vice president of WGA West in 2023 and was recently elected president.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Mamdani is the first Muslim and person of South Asian descent elected to lead the nation's largest city, which includes a Jewish population of well over 1 million people.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
He was first elected to the House in 1992, and now represents an inland district stretching from the southern Riverside suburbs to Palm Springs.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Quiz time Who was elected New York City’s mayor on Tuesday?
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Van Orden was first elected in 2022.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
New York last elected a Republican governor in 2002 when George Pataki won a third term in office.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Maysie Hoy has been elected Vice President for a two-year term.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elected
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Information technology company Provalus has selected Harrison as the location for its newest facility.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beyond acting, Maki is an advocate for representation of diverse voices in Hollywood and was selected for the Gold House A100 List of most impactful leaders in the Asian community in 2021.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a surprising turn of events, Grande picked an audience member to perform opposite with, instead of her usual scene partner Erivo as Elphaba.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Elected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elected. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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