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e·lect    Audio Help   (ĭ-lěkt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects

v.   tr.
  1. To select by vote for an office or for membership.
  2. To pick out; select: elect an art course.
  3. To decide, especially by preference: elected to take the summer off.
  4. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.

v.   intr.
To make a choice or selection.

adj.  
  1. Chosen deliberately; singled out.
    1. Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination: the governor-elect.
    2. Chosen for marriage. Often used in combination: the bride-elect.
  3. Selected by divine will for salvation.

n.  
  1. One that is chosen or selected.
  2. One selected by divine will for salvation.
  3. (used with a pl. verb) An exclusive group of people. Used with the: one of the elect who have power inside the government.


[Middle English electen, from Latin ēligere, ēlēct-, to select : ē-, ex-, ex- + legere, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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