elect
/iːˈlɛkt/ · noun
Meaning
- One chosen or set apart.
- In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
- To choose or make a decision (to do something)
- To choose (a candidate) in an election
- 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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