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ELECT
elect
(adjective) elected but not yet installed in office; “the president elect”
elect, elite
(adjective) selected as the best; “an elect circle of artists”; “elite colleges”
chosen, elect
(noun) an exclusive group of people; “one of the elect who have power inside the government”
elect
(verb) choose; “I elected to have my funds deposited automatically”
elect
(verb) select by a vote for an office or membership; “We elected him chairman of the board”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
elect (plural elects or elect)
One chosen or set apart.
(theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
Antonyms
• reprobate
Verb
elect (third-person singular simple present elects, present participle electing, simple past and past participle elected)
(transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something)
(transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election
Adjective
elect (not comparable)
(postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
Source: Wiktionary
E*lect", a. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: Those who are chosen for salvation. Shall not God avenge his won elect Luke xviii. 7.
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.)
Definition: To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
Syn.
– To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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