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[ ih-lek-tiv ] / ɪˈlɛk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR elective ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc. chosen by election, as an official. bestowed by or derived from election, as an office. having the power or right of electing to office, as a body of persons. open to choice; optional; not required: an elective subject in college; elective surgery. Chemistry. selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others: elective attraction. nounan optional study; a course that a student may select from among alternatives. Origin of elective1520–30; <Medieval Latin ēlēctīvus, equivalent to Latin ēlēct(us) (see elect) + -īvus-ive SYNONYMS FOR elective5 voluntary, discretionary. SEE SYNONYMS FOR elective ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR elective5 required, obligatory, necessary. SEE ANTONYMS FOR elective ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM electivee·lec·tive·ly, adverbe·lec·tive·ness, nounnon·e·lec·tive, adjective, nounnon·e·lec·tive·ly, adverb non·e·lec·tive·ness, nounpre·e·lec·tive, adjectiveun·e·lec·tive, adjective Words nearby electiveelection, election cake, Election Day, election district, electioneer, elective, elective mutism, elector, electoral, electoral college, electoral vote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for electiveNot hard to imagine what drives this number – money, the ever swelling lubricant of elective office. Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Really, sortition strikes at the tension at the heart of elective representative democracy. Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the O.R. has actually seen a huge decrease in elective surgeries. Dallas: A Journal of the Plague City|Pete Freedman|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is not elective, it is not fun, and it certainly is not funny. From Britney to Bynes, Why Do We Love Watching Mentally Ill Celebs?|Molly Oswaks|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often, having the elective time and being able to find an experience where you can get training is not the same. The Medical Community’s Hidden Abortion-Training War|Abigail Golden|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST On taking his first elective office, the new President addressed a large crowd in the drizzling rain. United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches|Various Oftentimes he holds no elective office, but may be an appointee of the government or State. The Cleverdale Mystery or, The Machine and its Wheels|W. A. Wilkins In neither colony were the public offices restricted to Quakers, and every Christian possessed the elective franchise. The Colonies 1492-1750|Reuben Gold Thwaites To shift the elective power was only to give the monarchy other enemies, not to save it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844|Various That the elective franchise shall not hereafter be denied to any person in this State on account of sex. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
British Dictionary definitions for elective
adjectiveof or based on selection by voteelective procedure selected by votean elective official having the power to elect open to choice; optionalan elective course of study nounan optional course or hospital placement undertaken by a medical student Derived forms of electiveelectively, adverbelectivity (ˌiːlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ) or electiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to electiveelectoral, constituent, voting, voluntary, discretionary, optional, selective, facultative, nonobligatory |