as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I've elected to study French as my foreign language
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as in select
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football
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Recent Examples of elect
Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
If a majority does not elect him speaker, the House will be forced to continue voting until a new speaker is chosen.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said.
—Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 Nov. 2021
Simon Moore, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The Atlanta native elects to rock an Allen Iverson football jersey backwards, icy Opium chains, a do-rag to go with his double-horned hat.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
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That's despite allies like the U.K., Germany and Italy having elected female leaders.
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The illusion of complete normality could prompt people to spend more and re-elect current politicians for office.
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It is expected that the FOMC elects to cut interest rates by 0.25% according to the CME FedWatch Tool, with some chance that rates are held steady.
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Royal, who chose the number of Milan’s last Ballon d’Or winner, Kaka, for himself, has been an expensive calamity.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Rather than help users understand the dizzying number of options and choose the right one, each implementation strong-arms the user into choosing the vendor's preferred choice.Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Walgreens lists some of its pharmacies as closed on New Year's Day, except for 24-hour locations and other select pharmacies.James Powel, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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He’s been spectacular on a few select nights to bump them into the win column but mostly labored as the Warriors’ offense has cratered.Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The 23-year-old guard is averaging career bests in points, assists, rebounds, 3-point percentage and 3-point attempts and seems headed toward arguably the most well-rounded season a Pistons player has ever had.Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The 35-year-old took the hill 29 times last season and dominated with MLB bests in ERA (2.38) and K/9 (11.4), along with 225 strikeouts.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
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This is the last poll of 2024, but The Tennessean will pick it back up in January so be looking.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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John Phelan, founder of MSD Capital, was picked for secretary of the Navy, and Charles Kushner, father-in-law to Ivanka Trump and founder of Kushner Companies real estate firm, was chosen for ambassador to France.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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After the automatic and selected protections, the Rapids had to leave five current players vulnerable to the newest MLS club: Andreas Maxsø, Daniel Chacón, Nate Jones, Jasper Löffelsend and Omir Fernández.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024
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After pairing the headphones, the app's home screen shows information like the battery level and the selected EQ mode, along with a multi-point button and basic media controls.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
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One philosophy student, who was there for the third time, complained that Nietzsche, because of his high regard for the aristocracy, seemed to attract people who have money.Tania Roettger, The Dial, 5 Dec. 2024
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These vampires aren’t stand-ins for aristocracy or repressed desire.James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Profit after tax, Independent Talent’s preferred measure of earnings, dropped 48% to £4.3M. Independent Talent’s revenue also declined over the same period.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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One person likely to celebrate Trump’s preferred strategy is Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, who had been publicly pushing for one reconciliation bill rather than two.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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The thing is, Green Bay continues to get beat up by NFC elites Detroit, Minnesota and Philadelphia.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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All the while, the American elite are benefitting from intermingled crises, keeping each others’ wallets fat at the expense of the people.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elect. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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