elect
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Synonyms: erect, eject, select, lect, exect, delect, eleet, elec., elec, eect, elet
Antonyms: erect, eject, select, lect, exect, delect, eleet, elec., elec, eect, elet
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Noun
- One chosen or set apart.
- {{lb|en|theology}} In [[Calvinist]] theology, one foreordained to [[Heaven]]. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for [[salvation]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[choose]] or make a [[decision]] (to do something).
- {{lb|en|transitive}} (Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an [[election]] to hold [[office]].
Adjective
- {{lb|en|postpositive}} Who has been [[elected]] in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
- Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
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