elect
One chosen or set apart.
Noun 2 meanings
One chosen or set apart.
In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
Verb 2 meanings
To choose or make a decision (to do something).
(Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an election to hold office.
Adjective 2 meanings
Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
“He is the President elect.”
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend. Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex).
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ELECT at a glance
ELECT has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,676 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with elect
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- ERECT7
- EJECT14
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