elect — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. One chosen or set apart.

2. In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.

   Esempi

   Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.

   Shall not God avenge his won elect?

Verbo

1. To choose or make a decision (to do something).

   Uso

   • transitivo

2. (Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an election to hold office.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   President Obama in a speech this past week said that we should solve the nation's bee problem. Oh, God, we elected a guy who sympathizes with bees?

Aggettivo

1. Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.

   Uso

   • not-comparable
   • postpositional

   Esempi

   He is the President elect.

   Altri esempi (1)

   She began almost to feel a dislike of Edward; and it ended, as every feeling must end with her, by carrying back her thoughts to Willoughby, whose manners formed a contrast sufficiently striking to those of his brother elect.

2. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   colours quaint elect

   the elect angels

Aggettivo

1. selected as the best

   Sinonimi

   elite

   Esempi

   an elect circle of artists

   elite colleges

2. elected but not yet installed in office

   Esempi

   the president elect

Sostantivo

1. an exclusive group of people

   Sinonimi

   chosen

   Termini più generali

   eliteelite group

   Esempi

   one of the elect who have power inside the government

Verbo

1. select by a vote for an office or membership

   Termini più generali

   choosetakeselectpick out

   Esempi

   We elected him chairman of the board

2. choose

   Termini più generali

   choosetakeselectpick out

   Esempi

   I elected to have my funds deposited automatically