as in selected
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I've elected to study French as my foreign language
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Recent Examples of elected
The theory is that incumbents’ term of service should be bound by the conditions that prevailed when the voters elected them — a contract of expectation.
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Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
This is one of many instances throughout the interview where Haymon appeared to demonstrate a strong preference for leniency if elected.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 15 May 2026
So whoever is elected is going to be beholden to the money, which is going to be the issues that are in the rich part of this county, not the Memphis area.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
California voters have not elected a Republican governor since Arnold Schwarzenegger won reelection in 2006.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
After he was elected president, the couple sold the home and moved into the White House in 1961.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Three years later, he was elected again and has held the position ever since.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
The peer reminded me why the Party elected him in the first place—as an antidote to the soap opera of the Conservative party, which was in power at the time, and as a way to move on from Labour’s internal bickering under Jeremy Corbyn.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Urrea, a professor of creative writing, is among 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research and science elected in 2026, a university news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
This is one of many instances throughout the interview where Haymon appeared to demonstrate a strong preference for leniency if elected.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 15 May 2026
So whoever is elected is going to be beholden to the money, which is going to be the issues that are in the rich part of this county, not the Memphis area.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
California voters have not elected a Republican governor since Arnold Schwarzenegger won reelection in 2006.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
After he was elected president, the couple sold the home and moved into the White House in 1961.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Three years later, he was elected again and has held the position ever since.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
The peer reminded me why the Party elected him in the first place—as an antidote to the soap opera of the Conservative party, which was in power at the time, and as a way to move on from Labour’s internal bickering under Jeremy Corbyn.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Urrea, a professor of creative writing, is among 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research and science elected in 2026, a university news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elected
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For its analysis, The Post chose 50 games across a variety of sports leagues, venues and networks, and randomly selected a one-hour segment during each of those games.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Health officials shared multiple guidelines on how to stay safe, which included not eating wild mushrooms and avoiding the consumption of mushrooms that had been picked by friends or family.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Since Musk filed the lawsuit, Altman has insisted that Musk is only after revenge, supposedly stemming from his jealousy that he was not picked as OpenAI’s CEO and that his rival company, xAI, now lags behind.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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