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 California was once hailed as a model for curbing the power of special interests and electing moderates. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Their second drive was hurt by a false start on Brandon Parker before a fourth-and-1 attempt, which led to Kyle Shanahan electing to punt. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The day started positively for the hosts, with skipper Pat Cummins winning the toss and electing to bat. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 The opposition Fidesz party said ​it would not participate in the process of electing the president, and accused Tisza of authoritarian policies, allegations which ​Tisza denied. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026 The District 6-4A Division II Executive Committee did not rule on the matter, electing to refer it directly to the UIL SEC for review. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 Masterson will aim to capitalize on Kansas’ decades-long tradition of trading off executive power between Republican and Democratic governors without electing candidates of the same party consecutively. — Carrie Rengers, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 But electing new leadership without changing the culture allows the same system to persist under a different name. — Alaina Hampton, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald will definitively miss the remainder of this season and then some, electing to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery that could cost him the entire 2027 season. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electing
  1. selecting
  2. choosing
  3. picking
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  • There’s also a guest each episode selecting the songs; past curators include longtime Dead publicist Dennis McNally, Phil Lesh’s sons Grahame and Brian Lesh, and others (including this writer).
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Kurz said that the field team put careful consideration into selecting each site.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of selecting
Verb
  • Iran rejected how ships were choosing to transit through the Strait of Hormuz and began targeting vessels, and the US responded by launching intensive strikes against Iranian targets.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • How spontaneous is the crew in choosing to, say, send you off on a commuter train in Mumbai?
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of choosing
Verb
  • Antioch Full Gospel Baptist Church members who are facing off in court over control of the College Station congregation will meet Monday to determine the process for picking who gets to preach.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Austria has entered the 2027 Oscar race, picking the Sandra Hüller period drama Rose to represent the country in the best international feature category.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of picking

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