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elect
- /ɪˈlɛkt/ UK
- /ɪˈlɛkt/ US
- /i-/ US
- /ə-/ US
Rhymes with -ɛkt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend.
Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex).
noun elects · elect
- One chosen or set apart.
- In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.
verb elects · electing · elected
- To choose or make a decision (to do something).
- (Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an election to hold office. President Obama in a speech this past week said that we should solve the nation's bee problem. Oh, God, we elected a guy who sympathizes with bees?
adjective
- Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office. He is the President elect.
- Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. colours quaint elect
