elect

Meaning

Noun

1. One chosen or set apart.
2. In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.

Verb

1. To choose or make a decision (to do something)
2. To choose (a candidate) in an election

Adj

1. Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
2. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

Synonyms

choose

select

pick out

pick

⛏️

opt

vote

appoint

prefer

name

designate

chosen

ballot

nominate

cull

vote in

return

vote for

cast one’s vote

motion

assort

cast

choice

connote

co-opt

decide

demonstrate

denote

display

election

elite

fix

future

indicate

manifest

mark

pick up

point out

poll

prospective

show

single out

suggest

take

winnow

chosen one

incident

incoming

wrap up

like

make known

write in

cap off

cut

constitute

conclude

coming

option

ordain

close

picked

classify

gain distinction

point

pick from

adopted

cease

adopt

push

push forward

put off

raise

refuse

reject

resolve

break up

rule

assign

selected

settle

to be

love

❤️

sort

decide for

the chosen one

decline

delay

take possession of

terminate

darling

dial

think of

dissolve

draw

thrust

elections

to

end

🔚

excerpt

extract

fill

finish

appropriate

embryotic

imminent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɛkt/

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek: -

Cognate with Latin: -

In summary

Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend.
Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex).