āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to elect
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting
Transitive: to elect sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The nation collectively decided to elect the candidate who promised positive change.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After much thought, he elected to stay in the city rather than move.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž-āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
elect
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The elect spokesperson for the group was selected to represent their interests in negotiations.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤
chosen or voted into a public office but not yet officially started serving in that role
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The governor-elect will assume office next month.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤
(of a person) chosen by God for salvation or divine favor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The elect group of saints was predestined for heaven.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
a group of people chosen for a special role or status
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Only the elect could access the exclusive club.
āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤
a person chosen by God for salvation in Christian theology
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The preacher spoke about the destiny of the elect.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
elected
election
elective
elect
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