elect

v., e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects.

v.tr.

1. To select by vote for an office or for membership.
2. To pick out; select: elect an art course.
3. To decide, especially by preference: elected to take the summer off.
4. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.

v.intr.

To make a choice or selection.

adj.

1. Chosen deliberately; singled out.
2. 1. Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination: the governor-elect.
   2. Chosen for marriage. Often used in combination: the bride-elect.
3. Selected by divine will for salvation.

n.

1. One that is chosen or selected.
2. One selected by divine will for salvation.
3. (used with a pl. verb) An exclusive group of people. Used with the: one of the elect who have power inside the government.

[Middle English electen, from Latin ēligere, ēlēct-, to select : ē-, ex-, ex- + legere, to choose.]

In general: choose a course of action. Someone who decides to incorporate a certain provision in a will elects to do so.

Securities trading: make a conditional order into a market order. If a customer has received a guaranteed buy or sell price from a specialist on the floor of an exchange, the transaction is considered elected when that price is reached. If the guarantee is that a stock will be sold when it reaches 20, and a stop order is put at that price, the sale will be elected at 20.

verb

1. To select by vote for an office: ballot, vote (in). See choice, politics.
2. To make a choice from a number of alternatives: choose, cull, opt (for), pick (out), select, single (out). See choice.

adjective

Singled out in preference: choice, chosen, exclusive, select. See choice, include/exclude.

noun

One that is selected: choice, chosen, pick, select. See choice.

v

Definition: select as representative; choose
Antonyms: ignore, vote down, vote out

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IN BRIEF: To choose for some office by voting.

There were so many qualified candidates, it was difficult to determine who was the best person to elect to serve on the school board.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vælge, foretrække, beslutte, kåre
v. intr. - udvælge, udkåre, foretrække
adj. - udvalgt, foretrukken, designeret
n. - udvalgt, udkåret

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkiezen, kiezen, verkozen

Français (French)
v. tr. - élire, nommer, choisir, opter (de faire)
v. intr. - choisir, opter (de faire)
adj. - élu, futur, désigné
n. - élu, (Relig) les élus

Deutsch (German)
v. - wählen
adj. - designiert, auserwählt
n. - Auserwählter

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκλέγω (με ψηφοφορία), επιλέγω, διαλέγω, προτιμώ
adj. - εκλεκτός, επίλεκτος, εκλεγείς, αναδειχθείς, ήδη εκλεγμένος (που δεν έχει αναλάβει καθήκοντα)
n. - εκλεκτός, επίλεκτος

Italiano (Italian)
eleggere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - eleger, definir, votar
adj. - eleito, preferido, predestinado
n. - os eleitos (m pl) de Deus

Русский (Russian)
избирать, выбирать, предпочитать, назначать, избранный, избранник

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - elegir, escoger
v. intr. - votar
adj. - electo, elegido, escogido
n. - elegido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - välja, utse till
adj. - de utvalda
n. - utsedd, vald

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
选举, 选择, 决定, 推选, 作选择, 被选的, 选出的, 当选人, 上帝的选民, 被选的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 選舉, 選擇, 決定, 推選
v. intr. - 作選擇
adj. - 被選的, 選出的
n. - 當選人, 上帝的選民, 被選的人

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 선거하다
v. intr. - 뽑다
adj. - 선정된
n. - 뽑힌 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 選挙する, 選ぶ, 選出する, …することに決める
adj. - 選ばれた, 当選した
n. - 選ばれた人たち, 神の選民, 特権階級

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتخب (صفه) منتخب (الاسم) الشخص المنتخب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בחר, החליט, העדיף‬
v. intr. - ‮נבחר‬
adj. - ‮שנבחר לכהונה מסוימת, העדיף‬
n. - ‮נושא-משרה נבחר‬

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