1 of 3 adjective. i-ˈlekt. 1. : carefully selected. 2. : chosen for office but not yet holding office. president-elect. elect · 2 of 3 plural noun. : a carefully ...

7 дней назад · to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting. The President is elected for a four-year term of office.

adjective. /ɪˈlekt/ /ɪˈlekt/ -elect. [after noun] used to show that somebody has been chosen for a job, but is not yet doing that job.

1. chosen; given preference · 2. elected but not yet installed in office. usually used in combination · 3. Theology. chosen by God for salvation and eternal life.

people who belong to a special group and have privileges that other people do not have. His new status earned him a place among the city's elect.

OED's earliest evidence for elect is from 1509, in the writing of Stephen Hawes, poet. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150 ...

elect ; electelect2 adjective ; chairman/president elect a person who has been elected to a particular job but has not yet started doing itthe Jacksonville ...

adjective. selected as the best. “an elect circle of artists”. synonyms: elite · selected. chosen in preference to another. adjective. elected but not yet ...

1-elect used after nouns to show that someone has been chosen for a job, but is not yet doing that job the president-elect. Definitions on the go.