as in chooses
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 elects
Thai parliament elects new PM Thailand has its third prime minister in a year after Anutin Charnvirakul breezed through a parliamentary vote.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What emerged from those interviews was a portrait of a region grappling with its own political identity in a state that elects conservative politicians but passes progressive-leaning policies.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Coming off this success, Dijon’s latest album, Baby, admirably elects to reinvent rather than capitalize on a sound only just now breaking through.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What emerged from those interviews was a portrait of a region grappling with its own political identity in a state that elects conservative politicians but passes progressive-leaning policies.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Coming off this success, Dijon’s latest album, Baby, admirably elects to reinvent rather than capitalize on a sound only just now breaking through.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elects
Verb
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At the last second, Ryuji chooses to lower the weapon.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead of running, Maya eventually chooses to stand her ground and fight back.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Details were not clear, but it was suggested that the current lottery system be replaced with one that selects candidates based on their wages.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means just about any food-and-Miami related subject is fair game, from who picks the avocados and celebrations of the different culinary cultures of Miami to why everyone in this town is willing to sell their literal souls and possibly their children for mangoes every summer.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Commit to the draft picks on defense McMillan might already be the Panthers’ best player.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Elects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elects. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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