elect
verb (used with object)
to choose or select by vote, as for an office.
Example Sentences
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Additionally, some coverage directly challenges the idea that Newsom’s ideological positioning resolves questions about electability, arguing that he remains squeezed between factions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
On Sunday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, asked about the bonkers statements young radical candidates made a few years ago that damage their electability today, laughed it off by quoting a friend: “Woke 1 was crazy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Haley Stevens, a four-term lawmaker from the Detroit suburbs, has built her campaign around experience, manufacturing and electability.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
He really does believe doubts about his electability are rooted in fear and outdated politics and old ways of thinking, and he could probably persuade you, too.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
The spectacle did not, though, harm his electability.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
