as in to choose
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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as in select
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer
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individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football
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Recent Examples of elect
Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 But even so, some farmers are electing to sit out a year. —John Lauritsen, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 Nov. 2021 Voters chose to re-elect incumbents Daniel Ursu and Juanita Lewis. —cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021
Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026 Time will tell whether the duo elects to also return to Miami. —Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elect
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Jeff Castle was elected as party secretary. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 But even so, some farmers are electing to sit out a year. —John Lauritsen, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said. —Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 Nov. 2021 Voters chose to re-elect incumbents Daniel Ursu and Juanita Lewis. —cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021
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Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors. —Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026 Time will tell whether the duo elects to also return to Miami. —Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elect
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Langley stated in his response that Flock Safety does not share data with federal agencies, but rather customers of Flock can choose to share data with the feds.— Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
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In the years since the show went off the air, Per Sullivan stopped acting and chose a private life outside the public eye.— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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Since select streamers are offering free trials and limited-time discounts, viewers can watch the latest episodes of Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever at no cost; keep reading to learn more about each option.— Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
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The food tour company also offers small group culinary tours that include cooking courses taking place on select dates or that can be scheduled at any time.— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
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But, a couple of injuries for Blackwood, combined with his own work, has allowed Wedgewood to start 40 games and appear in 42 this season -- easily career-bests at the NHL level.— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Rice this season produced career bests in points, field-goal accuracy, rebounds and steals.— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
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Nothing says summer quite like picking the ripe homegrown tomato straight from your garden.— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
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Shop more Tiny Tags Mother’s Day picks below, including under-$100 Amazon finds.— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The selected artist will be notified by early October.— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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The gist, however, seems to be that extra-terrestrials make contact with a selected few, before promising to go public to the entire world — good luck dealing with the ramifications of that one, human race!— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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For example, they might be classified by the number of rulers, thus distinguishing government by one (as in a monarchy or a tyranny) from government by the few (in an aristocracy or oligarchy) and from government by the many (as in a democracy).— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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The Marquess of Hartington and a member of the British aristocracy.— Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
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Flats used to be the preferred method, but Faust doesn’t think that’s in the berry’s best interest.— Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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The former shared their hobby with Javanese aristocrats and other elites, and the latter collaborated with local artisans who supplied the materials to serve Indonesian customers.— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2026
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Despite being an oil-producing country experiencing modest economic growth, young people say the benefits have not trickled down beyond the elites.— Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/elect. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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