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Synonyms for elect
ɪˈlɛktelect
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
elect
Prefer indicates a state of desire and approval; choose, an act of will. Prudence or generosity may lead one to choose what he does not prefer. Select implies a careful consideration of the reasons for preference and choice. Among objects so nearly alike that we have no reason to prefer any one to another we may simply choose the nearest, but we could not be said to select it. Aside from theology, elect is popularly confined to the political sense; as, a free people elect their own rulers. Cull, from the Latin colligere, commonly means to collect, as well as to select. In a garden we cull the choicest flowers.
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choose, cull, pick, pick out, prefer, selectAntonyms:
cast away, cast out, decline, disclaim, dismiss, leave, refuse, reject, repudiate, throw asidePreposition:
Choose from or from among the number; choose out of the army; choose between (or betwixt) two; among many; choose for the purpose.
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Princeton's WordNet
chosen, electadjective
an exclusive group of people
"one of the elect who have power inside the government"
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chosenAntonyms:
outgoing, unselectedelect, eliteadjective
selected as the best
"an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
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unselected, outgoingelect(ip)verb
elected but not yet installed in office
"the president elect"
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unselected, outgoingelectverb
select by a vote for an office or membership
"We elected him chairman of the board"
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unselected, outgoingelectverb
choose
"I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
Antonyms:
outgoing, unselected
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#453 | select | |
#892 | choose | |
#1178 | choice | |
#1752 | accepted | |
#2096 | pick | |
#2198 | election | |
#3519 | chosen | |
#3957 | elections | |
#4275 | elected | |
#4351 | prefer | |
#5182 | elite | |
#5841 | opt | |
#9193 | elect | |
#9503 | electoral | |
#28844 | elects | |
#41879 | cull |
How to use elect in a sentence?
By any objective measure, President Obama’s unilateral policy changes have failed, and they are not in the best interest of the American people or the people of Cuba, rolling back President Obama's one-sided concessions to the Castro regime, a key campaign promise shared with President-elect Trump, will be a top priority for me next year.
Having universal suffrage to elect the chief executive is a major issue for the political development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
We strongly wish the president-elect a successful term, if he is successful, Mexico and also Televisa will do very well.
Two women will be appointed for the first time in the committee to elect bishops in the Congregation for Bishops.
If he's our nominee, I'll do everything I can to elect him.
Translations for elect
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- избирам, решавам, спирам се на, избранBulgarian
- volitCzech
- vælgeDanish
- wählen, gewählt, entscheidenGerman
- elektiEsperanto
- elegirSpanish
- tuleva, valita, vastavalittu, päättääFinnish
- décider, élire, élu, choisirFrench
- taghScottish Gaelic
- elixirGalician
- teih, reihManx
- választHungarian
- ընտրելArmenian
- eleggereItalian
- 選ぶ, 選挙Japanese
- pōtiMāori
- valgtNorwegian
- valtNorwegian Nynorsk
- valgtNorwegian
- wybierać, postanowićPolish
- eleger, eleitoPortuguese
- hotărî, alegeRomanian
- избрать, избирать, выбрать, выбирать, избранныйRussian
- vald, väljaSwedish
- uteuziSwahili
- tân cửVietnamese
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