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electability

[ih-lek-tuh-buhl]

adjective

capable of, or having a reasonable chance of, being elected, as to public office.

Origin:
1875–80; elect + -able

Related forms

e·lect·a·bil·i·ty, noun

re·e·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun

re·e·lec·ta·ble, adjective

un·e·lect·a·ble, adjective

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elect (ɪˈlɛkt)

—vb
1.	(tr) to choose (someone) to be (a representative or a public official) by voting: they elected him Mayor
2.	to select; choose: to elect to die rather than surrender
3.	(tr) (of God) to select or predestine for the grace of salvation

—*adj*
4.	(immediately postpositive) voted into office but not yet installed: the president elect
5.	a. chosen or choice; selected or elite
	b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the elect
6.	Christianity
	a. selected or predestined by God to receive salvation; chosen
	b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the elect

[C15: from Latin ēligere to select, from legere to choose]

e'lectable

—*adj*

electa'bility

—n

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