elected
[ ih-lek-tid ]
adjective
chosen by vote, as for an office (contrasted with appointed): an elected official.
noun
the elected. elect (def. 10).
a politician, officer, or official who has been chosen by vote: Volunteer readers include published authors and local electeds who care deeply about the future of our libraries.
Origin of elected
1Other words from elected
- self-e·lect·ed, adjective
- un·e·lect·ed, adjective
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How to use elected in a sentence
There were numerous selfelected Town Councils, each of which exercised within its own sphere, many of the rights of sovereignty.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
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