elected

e-lect-ed · adjective/verb

imported

Definitions

adjective/verb

  1. 1.

    Chosen by voting for a position or office.

  2. 2.

    Chose someone for a position by voting.

  3. 3.

    Chose to do something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    newly elected — recently chosen by vote
  • •
    elected representative — a person chosen by voters to represent them
  • •
    duly elected — properly chosen according to established procedures

Related words

Antonyms: appointed, unelected
See also: elect, election, elections
Synonyms: chosen, selected, voted in

Etymology

Past participle of elect, from Latin electus, past participle of eligere ("to choose"), from e- ("out") + legere ("to choose, pick").