Elect (Verb)
Meaning 1
Select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The country will elect its next president in the upcoming elections.
- They elected her class president in her final year of high school.
- The people elected him to serve as the mayor for the third time in a row.
- At the annual meeting, the company's shareholders elected a new board of directors.
- The committee elected her to represent the organization at the international conference.
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Meaning 2
Choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- I elected to have my funds deposited automatically into my savings account.
- The family elected to spend their summer vacation at the beach.
- She elected to take a gap year and travel around Europe before attending college.
- They elected to pay off their credit card debt as soon as possible.
- We elected to upgrade our flight to first class for an additional fee.