Elected Elect ɪˈlekt Assembly/Leader/Representative Newly Black Woman Oxford

• an elected assembly/leader/representative
• the newly elected government
• she became the first black woman to be elected to the senate.
• he was elected (as) mp for oxford east.

elect

1. to choose somebody to do a particular job by voting for them
• an elected assembly/leader/representative
• the newly elected government
• She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.
• He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East.
2. to choose to do something
• Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.

Extra Examples

• Five were successful, three being elected unopposed.
• He was elected to Parliament in 1997.
• It was decided that the president should be elected directly in free elections.
• Members of the council are elected annually.
• She has been elected to Parliament.
• She was the first black woman elected to Congress.
• What changes will he make if he gets elected?
• the newly elected chairman
• Several of the tenants have elected to move to smaller premises.
• Shareholders were offered the opportunity to elect for cash in return for their holding.
• an elected assembly/leader/representative

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they elect
• he / she / it elects
• past simple elected
• past participle elected
• -ing form electing

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.