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1. Select by a vote for an office or membership
   "We elected him chairman of the board"
    
2. Choose
   "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

1. An exclusive group of people
   "one of the elect who have power inside the government";
   - chosen

1. Selected as the best
   "an elect circle of artists";
   - elite, élite [Brit]
    
2. Elected but not yet installed in office
   "the president elect"

Derived forms: elects, electing, elected

See also: incoming, selected

Type of: choose, elite, élite [Brit], elite group, pick out, select, take

Encyclopedia: Elect