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
DeGette was first elected in 1996 — a year before Kiros was even born — in a district that former Vice President Kamala Harris won by 56 percentage points in 2024.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Thurmond was first elected as state schools chief in 2019 after serving four years in the Assembly as an East Bay-area Democrat, and won reelection in 2022.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
California voters have elected Democrats to represent 30 of the 40 seats in the Senate and 60 seats of the 80 seats in the Assembly.
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Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, American producer Gale Anne Hurd and British showman John Gore have been elected to the board of trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the museum announced on Tuesday.
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Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
President Richard Nixon makes victory speech at a rally shortly after being elected to serve a second term by a landslide in the November 7th Presidential election.
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Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Both groups subsequently withdrew their nominations, but the FDA elected to evaluate the substances anyway.
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Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Alharbi, who was first elected the mayor of Hamtramck in 2025, initially offered a $10,000 reward for the child's return.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
His attendance just so happened to be captured by television cameras, a clip that quickly resurfaced online after he was elected pope.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Thurmond was first elected as state schools chief in 2019 after serving four years in the Assembly as an East Bay-area Democrat, and won reelection in 2022.
—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
California voters have elected Democrats to represent 30 of the 40 seats in the Senate and 60 seats of the 80 seats in the Assembly.
—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, American producer Gale Anne Hurd and British showman John Gore have been elected to the board of trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the museum announced on Tuesday.
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Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
President Richard Nixon makes victory speech at a rally shortly after being elected to serve a second term by a landslide in the November 7th Presidential election.
—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Both groups subsequently withdrew their nominations, but the FDA elected to evaluate the substances anyway.
—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Alharbi, who was first elected the mayor of Hamtramck in 2025, initially offered a $10,000 reward for the child's return.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
His attendance just so happened to be captured by television cameras, a clip that quickly resurfaced online after he was elected pope.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elected
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But Charania reported that the Celtics kept seeing what was out there for Brown, whom Boston selected with the third overall choice in the 2016 draft.
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In the fourth round of the NFL Draft, the Chiefs selected Oregon cornerback Jadon Canady.
Verb
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The Seattle Mariners were one of the teams that most people picked to win the World Series, or at least make a deep run into the playoffs.
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Mengel, who has directed such drama series as My Different Ways and Supplex, and his creative collaborators will bring The Guest to the Czech spa town as the first Danish film picked for Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition since 2015.
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“Elected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elected. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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