elective

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
2. Open to choice; freely chosen; (also, usually) unnecessary; minor.
3. Scheduled and nonemergent (regardless of whether necessary or unnecessary and whether minor or serious).

Noun

Something that is an option or may be freely chosen, especially a course of study.

Opposite of

appointive, hereditary, compulsory, mandatory, obligatory, required, involuntary, emergent, unscheduled

Synonyms

optional

electoral

elected

facultative

elective course

nonobligatory

non-urgent

selective

voluntary

voting

choosey

people-elected

dainty

eclectic

election

extracurricular

Translations

électif

facultatif

wahlfrei

electivo

elettivo

اختياري

εκλογικός

opzionale

optionnel

électoral

volontario

προαιρετικός

wahlberechtigt

elettorale

optional

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɛktɪv/

Etymology

From elect + -ive.