ELECTIVE

elective, elected

(adjective) subject to popular election; “elective official”

elective, facultative

(adjective) not compulsory; “elective surgery”; “an elective course of study”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

elective (comparative more elective, superlative most elective)

Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.

Synonym: electoral

Optional or discretionary; chosen, not mandatory.

Noun

elective (plural electives)

Something that is an option or that may be elected, like a course of tertiary study or a medical procedure.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

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E*lect"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. électif.]

1. Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.

2. Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral. The independent use of their elective franchise. Bancroft.

3. Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office. Kings of Rome were at first elective; . . . for such are the conditions of an elective kingdom. Dryden. Elective affinity or attraction (Chem.), a tendency to unite with certain things; chemism.

E*lect"ive, n.

Definition: In an American college, an optional study or course of study. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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