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elected, ppl. a.|ɪˈlɛktɪd|
[f. elect v. + -ed.]
1. Chosen; chosen for office, etc.; see the vb.
1559Form Consecr. Bishops in Liturg. Serv. Q. Eliz. (1847) 293 The elected Bishop shall be presented..unto the Archbishop of that Province. 1611Shakes. Cymb. iii. iv. 12 Why hast thou gone so farre To be vn-bent? when thou hast 'tane thy stand, Th' elected Deere before thee? 1673Penn Chr. Quaker vi. 538 Some Parents..do frequently bestow their Favours upon an Elected Darling. 1851Longfellow Gold. Leg., Farm in Odenw., Thou art my elected bride.
†b. absol. with plural sense. Obs. rare.
1548tr. Erasm. Paraph., Acts, 23 a Iesus..the defendour of his owne elected. 1550Cranmer Defence Pref. *2 a To..geue pardon..to al his elected.
2. Chosen by vote as distinguished from other modes of selection.
Mod. The elected members of the council command more confidence than the nominated members. |