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

But Kansans also elected a moderate Democrat to the governor's office, then reelected her in that same time period, showing the state is not a Republican stronghold at all levels. — Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Pritzker becomes the first Democratic governor ever elected to three terms. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

On Tuesday, voters elected Democrats James Talarico in Texas and Annie Andrews in South Carolina, the first time the party has won a statewide office in either state in decades. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Hamilton win historic in Kansas Tuesday’s election marks an extraordinary reckoning for Kansas, a state that just elected its first Democratic senator since 1932. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

This is the first time a Democrat has been elected to the Railroad Commission of Texas since the 1990s, according to the Texas Tribune. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

In addition to serving in Congress for eight terms, Hays was elected in 1957 and 1958 as president of the powerful Southern Baptist Convention. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Robles, 33, was first elected in 2022 and previously served on the city’s Planning Commission. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Polls in Texas indicate a tight race in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat in more than three decades, despite the billion dollars Republicans have dumped into the contest. — Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026