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subject to one's freedom of choice
- a plastic surgeon who mainly does face-lifting and other kinds of elective surgery
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nounSynonyms of elective (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in refresher
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as in option
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- rejectee
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“Elective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elective. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of elective was circa 1531
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