elect /i-lektˈ/

1. To choose in preference to other options
2. To select for any office or purpose
3. To select by vote

1. Chosen
2. Taken by preference from among others
3. Chosen for an office but not yet in it (almost always after the noun)
4. In Christian doctrine, chosen by God for salvation (theology)

(with the) those chosen or set apart, esp by God for salvation

electabilˈity noun

electˈable adjective

elecˈted adjective

elecˈtion /-shən/ noun

1. The act of electing or choosing
2. The public choice of a person for office, usu by the votes of a constituent body
3. Free will
4. The exercise of God's sovereign will in the predetermination of certain persons to salvation (theology)
5. Those elected in this way (Bible)

electioneerˈ intransitive verb

To work to secure the election of a candidate

Someone who takes part in this activity

electioneerˈer noun

electioneerˈing noun and adjective

electˈive adjective

1. Relating to, concerning, dependent on, or exerting the power of choice
2. Optional
3. Of medical procedures, undertaken at the decision of the patient, as in elective surgery

1. An optional subject of study (N American)
2. An elective placement with a hospital, or to study abroad, etc (medicine)

electˈively adverb

electivˈity /ē- or e-/ noun

electˈor noun

1. (also fem electˈress or electˈoress) a person who elects
2. A person who has a vote at an election
3. In the USA, a member of the electoral college
4. (usu with cap) the title formerly belonging to those princes and archbishops of the Holy Roman Empire who had the right to elect the Emperor

electˈoral or electōˈrial /ē- or e-/ adjective

1. Relating to elections or to electors
2. Consisting of electors

electˈorally or electōˈrially adverb

electˈorate noun

1. The body of electors
2. The dignity or the territory of an elector

electˈorship noun

electoral college noun

1. In the USA, the body of people who elect the President and Vice-President, themselves elected by popular vote
2. Any body of electors with a similar function

electoral roll or electoral register noun

The list of people in a particular area who are eligible to vote in local and general elections

electoral vote noun (US)

The vote of the members of the electoral college

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