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elect 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: electus, past participle of eligere 'to choose']
to choose someone for an official position by voting
::the country's first democratically elected government
::a new method for electing the leader of the party
elect sb to sth
::He was elected to a US state governorship.
elect sb (as) president/leader/mayor etc
::In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament.
elect to do sth
formal to choose to do something
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