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elected

[ ih-lek-tid ]

adjective

  1. chosen by vote, as for an office ( appointed ):

    an elected official.



noun

  1. the elected. elect ( def 10 ).
  2. a politician, officer, or official who has been chosen by vote:

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Other Word Forms

  • -·𳦳· adjective
  • ܲ··𳦳· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elected1

First recorded in 1550–60; elect + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Trump would not have otherwise been elected twice.

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Tri Ta, Westminster’s first Vietnamese American mayor, is serving in the state Assembly, and last year, Derek Tran became the first Vietnamese American from California elected to federal office, representing the 45th Congressional District.

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Many elected Republicans have stopped holding open meetings for constituents, known as town halls, after being confronted by angry voters who are worried about cuts to their pensions or government-funded healthcare.

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By mid-March, he was being sworn in as prime minister - the first to have never held elected public office before - after a resounding win in the Liberal leadership race.

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Once they enter the Sistine Chapel, cardinals must have no communication with the outside world until a new Pope is elected.

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