the elect

[ih-lekt]

e·lect

[ih-lekt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor.
2.
to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.).
3.
to pick out; choose: First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German.
4.
Theology. (of God) to select for divine mercy or favor, especially for salvation.
verb (used without object)
5.
to choose or select someone or something, as by voting.

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The elect is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
adjective
6.
selected, as for an office, but not yet inducted (usually used in combination following a noun): the governor-elect.
7.
select or choice: an elect circle of artists.
8.
Theology. chosen by God, especially for eternal life.
noun the elect,
9.
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
10.
Theology. a person or persons chosen by God, especially for favor or salvation.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin ēlēctus chosen (past participle of ēligere), equivalent to ē- e- + leg- choose + -tus past participle suffix; see elite

e·lec·tee [ih-lek-tee] , noun
non·e·lect, noun
pre·e·lect, verb (used with object)
re·e·lect, verb (used with object)


3. See choose.


1, 2. reject.

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