elect

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend. Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛkt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛkt/, /i-/, /ə-/ Rhymes: -ɛkt === Noun === elect (plural elects or elect) One chosen or set apart. (theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation. ==== Antonyms ==== reprobate ==== Derived terms ==== president-elect ==== Translations ==== === Verb === elect (third-person singular simple present elects, present participle electing, simple past and past participle elected) (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something). (transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === elect (not comparable) (postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. ==== Usage notes ==== When denoting someone who has been elected but not yet entered office, the title is usually hyphenated (e.g. president-elect, senator-elect, representative-elect, mayor-elect, etc.). The plural forms are created by pluralizing the office (e.g. presidents-elect, senators-elect, representatives-elect, mayors-elect, etc.). ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “elect”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “elect”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.