elect

To choose someone for a government office by voting



Word Structure

ih-LEKT

Sentence Examples

Elect is the process of casting and counting votes.

A winner is elected.

The elected winner takes office.

Semantic Relatives

Candidate

Choose

Government

Select

Vote



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 1 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

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