electverb [ T ]
uk/iˈlekt/us/iˈlekt/B2 to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting:
to choose to do a particular thing:
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- She was elected as leader of the campaign group.
- He was elected in the normal manner.
- He was elected as party leader in 2010.
- Representatives were elected by ballot.
- Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- landslide
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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electnoun [ plural ]
uk/iˈlekt/us/iˈlekt/in the Bible, people who are chosen by God
humorous any group of people who have been specially chosen for their particular qualities
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The Bible - people, events & places
- Adam
- annunciation
- apocalypse
- Armageddon
- bible
- Goliath
- gospel
- Jesus Christ
- Judgment Day
- Madonna
- psalm
- resurrection
- the ark
- the Beatitudes
- the Blessed Virgin
- the New Testament
- the Old Testament
- the Second Coming
- the Ten Commandments
- the Torah
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electadjective [ after noun ]
uk/iˈlekt//iˈlekt/the person who has been voted to be president, prime minister, etc. but has not yet started work:
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- landslide
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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