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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "elective"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•, āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ

a course or subject chosen by a student from a range of options
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The elective course on environmental science allowed students to delve into topics such as sustainability and conservation.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ• āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧀, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻŋāϤ

relating to a position or process that involves being chosen by voting or selection, rather than through inheritance or appointment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The elective office attracted multiple candidates vying for the voters' support.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧀ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āϞāĻžāϭ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϕ⧇ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āύāϝāĻŧ

related to a course, activity, or option that is not mandatory
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āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧀, āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•

(of a surgical or medical treatment) chosen by a patient or healthcare provider to address non-emergency health concerns or improve quality of life
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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