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 All 435 House seats plus 35 Senate seats will be on the ballot, and voters in 36 states will be electing governors. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 At one point, Vance, who arrived in Topeka fresh off another rally in Montana, warned against electing Hamilton to represent Texas. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 Unlike in the United States, Israelis vote for political parties rather than directly electing their head of government. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 How Israel's elections work Israelis vote for parties rather than directly electing a prime minister, with the Knesset’s 120 seats allocated through proportional representation. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 At SpaceX, Class B holders keep electing their directors as long as a single Class B share is outstanding. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 As Telemundo did not take advantage of the breaks, electing instead to keep its cameras trained on the pitch as the players quenched their thirst, Fox enjoyed all the benefits from the new advertising opportunity. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Voters in Ohio, Alaska, and Texas might end up electing their first Democratic governors in decades. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The contest has drawn attention because a Democratic victory could end Kansas’ 94-year streak of electing Republican senators. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electing
  1. selecting
  2. choosing
  3. picking
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  • Another Facebook user explained in a video that when his mother-in-law attempted to vote for Democratic candidates in Kendall County, Texas, the machine kept selecting Republicans.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Participants can add extras like the titanium extension bar, additional bit magazines and the metal pencil bit after selecting their pledge.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of selecting
Verb
  • In Rome, Kim Kardashian delivered a stellar vintage moment at the All’s Fair season two screening, choosing an archival Yves Saint Laurent gown in bold leopard.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Charlotte Observer score predictions Alex Zietlow remained perfect last week after choosing the Panthers over the Eagles.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of choosing
Verb
  • Instead, studios seem to be picking works that come with a hungry audience attached but can still exist independent of their roots.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This news comes the same day that reports started making the rounds of Jay-Z picking himself to handle Super Bowl halftime show duties, something U2 happens to know a thing or two about.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of picking

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“Electing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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