| 单词 | elect |
| 释义 | elect (once / 41 pages) vadjn To elect is to choose. A group of citizens may elect the next president, or you may just elect to stay home during the blizzard. Most famously, in the political sense, elect means to choose a person for public office, usually via an election. It also means to choose a particular course in life of major consequence. You probably don't elect to drink Pepsi over Coke, but you do elect to study a particular major at college, or sign up for military service. WORD FAMILYelect: elected, electing, election, elective, electly, elector, electorate, elects, reelect+/elected: nonelected/election: electioneer, elections, electoral/electioneer: electioneered, electioneering, electioneers/electioneering: electioneerings/elective: electively, electives, non-elective, nonelective/elector: electors/electoral: electorally/electorate: electorates/reelect: reelected, reelecting, reelection, reelects/reelection: reelections USAGE EXAMPLESIt also switched the state superintendent of education from an elected position to one appointed by the board. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The chief minister on Sunday called a meeting of senior leaders and legislators at his house where he was unanimously elected the party's new president. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) This is a tall order for any elected official. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v select by a vote for an office or membership We elected him chairman of the board Hypo|Hyper co-opt choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague reelect, returnelect again choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 2v choose I elected to have my funds deposited automatically Hyper choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 3adj selected as the best an elect circle of artists Syn elite selected chosen in preference to another 4adj elected but not yet installed in office the president elect Syn incoming arriving at a place or position 5n an exclusive group of people one of the elect who have power inside the government Syn|Hyper chosen elite, elite group a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
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