ELECTING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

electing

verb

present participle of elect

as in selecting

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 electing The planned ad buys from House Majority PAC, a political action committee that focuses on electing Democratic House members, seem to target the 1st and 11th congressional districts located in North Carolina’s far northeastern and far southwestern counties, respectively. —

Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026 Healey is chair of the association’s Women Governors Fund, a fundraising initiative dedicated to electing Democratic women governors. —

State House News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Skryagin Igor/garrykosoff/Getty Images Mortgage interest rates in March surged by more than half a percentage point, on average, even with the Federal Reserve electing to keep its rate policy unchanged in the month. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 That would necessitate electing a Democratic Congress in November. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 Davidson has been a patient figure in the Hawks front office, electing for a draft-heavy route to rebuild the team. —

Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 By electing to take money from these reserves, are the supervisors and council members now forecasting that disasters won’t happen? —

Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Women voters might be drawn to the prospect of electing California’s first female governor in the wake of another scandal involving powerful man, Democratic consultant Steven Maviglio pointed out. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Spain has been one of Israel's staunchest critics, electing to withdraw its ambassador to the country last month in protest of its actions in the Middle East. —

Nbc News, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026

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After selecting Cooper and Ponds, the Jets became the fourth team in the modern era to select multiple Indiana players in the same draft [49ers, Giants, and Bears].

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
With tight end believed to be the next biggest need on their roster, selecting Raridon in the third round makes sense for the Patriots after the rest of the league went on a run at the position in the second and third rounds.

— Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026