Synonyms of electing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selecting
• choosing
• picking
• taking
• naming
• preferring
• designating
• culling
• nominating
• handpicking
• tagging
• appointing
• singling (out)
• opting (for)
• cherry-picking
• adopting
• accepting
• tapping
• preselecting
• embracing
• marking
• espousing
• setting
• fixing
• tabbing
• settling (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• turning down
• repudiating
• disapproving
• discarding
• spurning
• throwing away
• throwing out
• negativing
• jettisoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of electing

Palin has repeatedly blamed the system for electing Democrats and has called for its repeal. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026

In November, Californians will be tasked with electing a new insurance commissioner; The California FAIR Plan was, unsurprisingly, one of the topics at a candidate forum in the Pacific Palisades in March. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Paredes didn’t listen, electing instead to push Eric Garcia in the throat. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026

But the Phillies ultimately decided that would have to take place with another organization, electing to free up a roster spot while continuing to invest in other young infield prospects. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

In last year’s municipal election, 88% of Jackson County voters cast a ballot in favor of electing an assessor. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

The Upper Midwest has populist traditions going back decades, including by electing progressive and conservative populists, said Steven Schier, a political science professor at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Voters electing representatives to municipal office should be able to have their priorities met without the state government putting up more guardrails to local tax policy. — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Regardless, in this scenario, voters would be electing the immediate replacement and the full-term lawmaker on the same Election Day. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026