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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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