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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary elect
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin electus, past participle of eligere to select, from e- + legere to choose — more at legend DATE 15th century 1. carefully selected : chosen 2. chosen for salvation through divine mercy 3. a. chosen for office or position but not yet installed the president-elect b. chosen for marriage at some future time the bride-elect
noun (plural elect) DATE 15th century 1. one chosen or set apart (as by divine favor) 2. plural : a select or exclusive group of people
verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin electus DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. to select by vote for an office, position, or membership elected her class president 2. to make a selection of will elect an academic program 3. to choose (as a course of action) especially by preference might elect to sell the business intransitive verb : to make a selection English Etymology elect elect (v.) late 15c., from L. electus, pp. of eligere (see election). Related: Elected; electing. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ elect elect / i5lekt / verb1. ~ sb (to sth) | ~ sb (as) sth to choose sb to do a particular job by voting for them 选举；推选: ▪ [VN] an elected assembly / leader / representative 选出的议会/领导人/代表 the newly elected government 新选的政府 She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate. 她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。 ▪ [VN-N] He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East. 他被选为牛津东区的议员。 2. [V to inf] (formal) to choose to do sth 选择,决定(做某事): Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays. 现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。 adjective1. used after nouns to show that sb has been chosen for a job, but is not yet doing that job (用于名词后)当选而尚未就职的,候任的: the president elect 候任总统 2. the elect noun [pl.] (religion 宗) people who have been chosen to be saved from punishment after death 上帝的选民 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English elect verb ADV. annually Members of the council are elected annually. | locally, nationally | democratically, freely, popularly | unanimously | directly, indirectly It was decided that the president should be elected directly in free elections. | duly, formally | lawfully, legally, legitimately PREP. to She has been elected to Parliament. PHRASES be/get elected What changes will he make if he gets elected? | be declared elected Any candidate with more than half the votes shall be declared elected. | be elected unopposed Five were successful, three being elected unopposed. | newly elected the newly elected chairman Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: SELECT 1, chosen, exclusive, pick, picked, selected Related Words: choice, rare; hand-picked, singled out; designated, destined, ordained; delivered, redeemed, saved Contrasted Words: refused, rejected, repudiated, spurned; disdained, scorned; damned, doomed, reprobate adj. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: CHOOSE 1, cull, mark, opt (for), optate, pick, prefer, select, single (out), take Related Words: decide, determine, resolve, settle; conclude, judge; accept, admit, receive Contrasted Words: reject; dismiss, eject, expel, oust Antonyms: abjure 2 to select by or as if by ballot FF1C;the board of directors electeda new chairmanFF1E; Synonyms: ballot, vote (in) Related Words: choose, designate, name, opt, pick, select, single; nominate; appoint 3 Synonyms: WILL , choose, like, please, wishWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged elect I. \ə̇ˈlekt, ēˈl- sometimes ˈēˌl-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin electus chosen of God, from Latin, choice, excellent, selected, from past participle of eligere 1. : chosen especially by preference or for excellence : carefully selected : exclusive , choice < considered themselves a very elect group > 2. a. : chosen for office or position but not yet installed — usually used after the noun < president-elect > < delegate-elect > b. : chosen for marriage at some future time to a specified person < bride-elect > 3. : chosen as an object of divine mercy of favor : set apart for eternal life — used in theology < to elect souls a Redeemer comes down who reveals the secret knowledge — W.F.Howard > II. \ə̇ˈl-, ēˈl-\ noun (plural elect) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin electus, adjective & noun : one chosen or set apart: a. : one chosen by God as the object of mercy or favor < the emperor was the elect of God — R.M.French > < they were of the elect, those chosen by God — J.C.Brauer > b. : a select or exclusive group of people < her status changed from that of “outsider” to one of the electwhen her classmates discovered that she could sing F above high C — Current Biography > III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English electen, from Latin electus, past participle of eligere to pick out, choose, select, from e- + -ligere (from legere to gather, pick out, choose) — more at legend transitive verb 1. : to make a selection of : choose < having elected deliberately … that stern land and weather — William Faulkner > < concentrators in geological sciences elect either geology or geography — Official Register of Harvard University > 2. : to choose (a person) for an office, position, or membership < elect a chairman > < elect a leader > < elect a member of a board > especially : to select (a person) for political office by vote < elect the president of the U.S. > 3. : to choose (a course of action) especially by preference :decide upon < elected suicide as a preferable fate — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin > < received the opening kickoff and elected to punt — Harry Molter > 4. : to designate or choose as an object of divine mercy or favor < Wyclif argued that the true Church is made up only of those elected by God — K.S.Latourette > intransitive verb : to make a selection : choose < what is worse still is the power of the big company to ruin the individual as capriciously as it elects — Robert Lekachman > Synonyms: see designate IV. abbreviation 1. electric; electrical; electrician; electricity 2. electuary |
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