Meaning of ELECT
| Pronunciation: | | i'lekt
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- [n] an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"
- [adj] selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
- [v] choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
- [v] select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
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| | Synonyms: | | chosen, elite, selected |
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| | See Also: | | choose, choose, co-opt, elite, pick out, pick out, reelect, return, select, select, take, take | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\E*lect"\, a. [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e
out + legere to choose. See {Legend}, and cf. {Elite},
{Eclectic}.]
1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
``Colors quaint elect.'' --Spenser.
2. (Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor;
set apart to eternal life. ``The elect angels.'' --1 Tim.
v. 21.
3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into
it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.
\E*lect"\, n.
1. One chosen or set apart.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in
whom my soul delighteth. --Is. xlii. 1.
2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation.
Shall not God avenge his won elect? --Luke xviii.
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\E*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elected}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Electing}.]
1. To pick out; to select; to choose.
The deputy elected by the Lord. --Shak.
2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to
elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
3. (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of
mercy or favor.
Syn: To choose; prefer; select. See {Choose}.
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