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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