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

Rocklin Unified School District’s transition to trustee-area elections continues this year, with voters in Areas 2, 4 and 5 electing their representatives by trustee area for the first time. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Muslims can collectively work toward that goal by electing anti-Israel candidates, Spencer explained, so giving zakat in hopes of furthering the Palestinian cause is considered justified. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

Kansas has a long tradition of trading off the governorship between parties without electing consecutive Democrats or Republicans. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Thomas Edison famously regarded sleep as a waste of good work hours, electing to snooze a mere three or four hours every night. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

The same applied in Buffalo, where owner Terry Pegula considered installing natural grass in the team’s old facility before electing to wait until the new one was built. — John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Heintschel electing to stay at Pitt and his offseason development led to seven touchdowns and 453 yards, averaging 11 yards per attempt against Miami (Ohio), which is picked to finish second in the MAC. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Malzahn spent last season as the offensive coordinator at Florida State, before electing to retire from coaching. — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

But the Sunflower state has regularly oscillated between electing Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races in recent decades, and currently has a Democrat in the governor's mansion. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026