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Elect synonyms and antonyms

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select
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
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choose
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
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name
To give a name or title to; entitle; style
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ignore (antonym)
To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
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vote-out (antonym)
(Intransitive) To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
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choice
Selected with care; well-chosen:
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designate
To give a name or title to; characterize:
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call
(In passive) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
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decide
To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration:
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chosen
The definition of chosen is a person or thing that has been picked out or decided upon.
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determine
To decide; resolve
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embrace
(Law) To try illegally to influence or instruct (a jury)
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nominate
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
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opt
To make a choice
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pick
To select from a group:
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prefer
(Archaic) To put before someone else in rank, office, etc.; promote; advance
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vote
Vote is defined as to participate in an election or to express a preference.
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ballot
To vote or decide by ballot.
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cull
To cull is defined as to select from a large number of options.
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single
(Baseball) To advance (a runner) by hitting a single
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legislate
To make or pass a law or laws
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vote-down (antonym)
(Idiomatic) To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
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exclusive
Excluding or tending to exclude:
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appoint (related)
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assume
To undertake the duties of (an office):
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politics (related)
To select by vote for an office
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include (related)
Singled out in preference
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re-elect (related)
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elected (related)
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co-opt (related)
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newly-elected (related)
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resign (related)
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democratically-elected (related)
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ordain (related)
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appointee (related)
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reelect (related)
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election (related)
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Elect Sentence Examples

  • They therefore elect elders, who expound the Scriptures, baptize and hear confessions.

  • The department which is to elect a senator when a vacancy occurs is settled by lot.

  • Each city and town without regard to population was to elect one senator.

  • The military element, moreover, has frequently conspired to elect a president amenable to its demands.

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