elective

adj.

1. Of or relating to a selection by vote.
2. Filled or obtained by election: elective office.
3. Having the power or authority to elect; electoral.
4. Permitting or involving a choice; optional: elective surgery.

n.
An optional academic course or subject.

electively e·lec'tive·ly adv.
electiveness e·lec'tive·ness n.

adjective

Not compulsory or automatic: discretionary, facultative, optional. See choice.

adj

Definition: able to be chosen
Antonyms: required

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Non-urgent; at an elected time, e.g. of surgery.

IN BRIEF: Something that may be chosen, but not required.

Marcus spent hours deciding which elective courses to take in the upcoming semester.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som besættes ved valg/afstemning, vælgende, stemmeberettiget
n. - valgfag, tilvalgsfag

Nederlands (Dutch)
kies-, verkiezings-, gekozen, facultatief, selectief

Français (French)
adj. - électoral, (Chim, fig) électif, facultatif
n. - (École, Univ) cours facultatif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Wahl-, wahlfrei
n. - Wahlfach

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αιρετός, εκλεγόμενος, εκλογικός
n. - μάθημα επιλογής

Italiano (Italian)
elettorale, facoltativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - eleitoral, facultativo
n. - curso (m) ou matéria (f) facultativa (EUA)

Русский (Russian)
выборный, избирательный, факультативный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - electivo, facultativo, opcional
n. - curso opcional

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - val-, med rätt att välja, vald
n. - tillvalsämne, valfritt (läro)ämne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
选举的, 选任的, 根据选举的, 选修课程

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 選舉的, 選任的, 根據選舉的
n. - 選修課程

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 선거에 의한, 선거권을 가진, 선택성의
n. - 선택 과목

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 選挙による, 選挙権を有する, 随意選択の, 一方に片寄った, 選択的な, 選挙権のある, 選択の
n. - 選択科目

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اختياري (الاسم) موضوع اختياري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתמנה בבחירות, מוסמך לבחור, לפי בחירה, לא חובה, עומדת לבחירה (כהונה)‬
n. - ‮קורס בחירה‬

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