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
Hialeah elects its council members at large, meaning all candidates run citywide.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Rates here won't change unless the borrower elects to refinance.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Perhaps if Bichette elects to take a shorter deal with opt-outs, similar to the contracts signed by Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso, and Cody Bellinger in recent offseasons, the Jays could make things work for a year.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The committee voted 8-3 to suggest that when a family elects to wait, then the vaccination series should begin when the child is 2 months old.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
This method also rarely elects a weak or fringe candidate and typically elects a candidate near the electorate’s ideological center.
—Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
That being said, the school has a contingency plan if Kiffin ultimately elects to take his coaching talents elsewhere.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Monetary penalties for non-compliance, which will apply to both the inbound air carrier and any other eligible party that elects to be the ACAS filer, are $5,000 for each violation up to a maximum of $100,000 per aircraft arrival.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Kinne elects to let the clock run out, and the Bobcats enter halftime up big.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Nov. 2025
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Rates here won't change unless the borrower elects to refinance.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Perhaps if Bichette elects to take a shorter deal with opt-outs, similar to the contracts signed by Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso, and Cody Bellinger in recent offseasons, the Jays could make things work for a year.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The committee voted 8-3 to suggest that when a family elects to wait, then the vaccination series should begin when the child is 2 months old.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
This method also rarely elects a weak or fringe candidate and typically elects a candidate near the electorate’s ideological center.
—Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
That being said, the school has a contingency plan if Kiffin ultimately elects to take his coaching talents elsewhere.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Monetary penalties for non-compliance, which will apply to both the inbound air carrier and any other eligible party that elects to be the ACAS filer, are $5,000 for each violation up to a maximum of $100,000 per aircraft arrival.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Kinne elects to let the clock run out, and the Bobcats enter halftime up big.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elects
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But these events unfold with minimal theatrics — the film’s most shocking development takes place entirely off-screen — as Meeks chooses instead to focus on their aftermath, bathing it in the cool blue light of early morning.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2026
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Thierry chooses to harvest his fruit a bit early to maintain freshness and pronounced fruit flavors, and his winemaking choice is very evident in this delicious Cabernet Franc.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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The program selects 100 students who are entering their junior year of college.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Our top picks start at $16, with some even on sale, too.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Elects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elects. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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