elect
elect is a 5-letter English word with 13 senses as adjective, noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
- adjective. Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.
- adjective. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.
- noun. One chosen or set apart.
- noun. Those who are chosen for salvation.
- transitive verb. To pick out; to select; to choose.
- transitive verb. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
- transitive verb. To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
- noun. an exclusive group of people
"one of the elect who have power inside the government"
- verb. choose
"I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
- verb. select by a vote for an office or membership
"We elected him chairman of the board"
- adjective. elected but not yet installed in office
"the president elect"
- adjective. selected as the best
"an elect circle of artists"
"elite colleges"
Synonyms
Common word forms
elects, elected, electly, electing, electable
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