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elected

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting:

Examples:

The President is elected for a four-year term of office.
[ + as + noun ] We elected him as our representative.
[ + noun ] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors.
[ + to infinitive ] The group elected one of their members to be their spokesperson.
3
to choose to do a particular thing:

Examples:

She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location.

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