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elective

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Synonyms: selective, ejective, erective, reflective, effective, defective, executive, erectile, elative, allective, eductive

Antonyms: selective, ejective, erective, reflective, effective, defective, executive, erectile, elative, allective, eductive

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Adjective

  1. {{senseid|en|electoral}} Of, or pertaining to [[voting]] or [[election]]s; involving a [[choice]] between [[option]]s.<ref>{{w|Elisha Coles}}, ''An English Dictionary,'' London: Peter Parker, 1677: “''Elective,'' belonging or subject to ''Election''.”<sup>[http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33754.0001.001]</sup></ref>
  2. {{senseid|en|freely chosen and optional}} Open to [[choice]]; freely chosen; {{lb|en|also, usually}} [[unnecessary]]; [[minor]].
  3. {{senseid|en|scheduled and nonemergent}} {{lb|en|US health care system|technical}} [[scheduled|Scheduled]] and [[nonemergent]] {{ng|(regardless of whether necessary or unnecessary and whether minor or serious)}}.<ref name="news-2024-01-09"/>

Noun

  1. Something that is an option or may be freely chosen, especially a course of study.

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