elect
- IPA[ɪˈlɛkt]
英式
- choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting;(of God) choose (someone) in preference to others for salvation.
- (of a person) chosen or singled out.;chosen by God for salvation
- people who are chosen or singled out;the people chosen by God for salvation
verb: elect, 3rd person present: elects, gerund or present participle: electing, past tense: elected, past participle: elected
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動詞
- 1. choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting he was elected as councillor the members who were elected to the committee
- ▪ (of God) choose (someone) in preference to others for salvation.
- 2. opt for or choose to do something more people elected to work at home
形容詞
- 1. (of a person) chosen or singled out.
- ▪ chosen by God for salvation the elect group of saints which was predestined for heaven
- ▪ chosen for a position but not yet in office the president elect
plural
- 1. people who are chosen or singled out one of the century's elect
- ▪ the people chosen by God for salvation success was a sign that they were one of the elect
- (at Oxford and Cambridge Universities) elect (someone) to a post before the time they take up ... she was pre-elected to a junior research fellowship
Oxford Dictionary
- a person who has been elected president but has not yet taken up office: President-elect Pearman
Oxford American Dictionary
- a person who has been elected president but has not yet taken up office: President-elect Pearman
Oxford Dictionary
- elect (someone) to a further term of office: Wilson was re-elected in November 1994
Oxford American Dictionary
- elect (someone) to a further term of office: Wilson was re-elected in September 1974
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[əˈlek(t)]
美式
- choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting: the members who were elected to the committee they elected him leader
- (of a person) chosen or singled out.
- people who are chosen or singled out: one of the century's elect
Oxford American Dictionary