elected

[ih-lek-tid]

adjective

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

   an elected official.

noun

1. the elected. elect.

2. a politician, officer, or official who has been chosen by vote.

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Other Word Forms

• self-elected adjective
• unelected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of elected¹

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

Example Sentences

But Hamilton’s fortunes crumbled in 1800 when his political rival Thomas Jefferson was elected president.

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Ms. James is unlikely to be elected president anytime soon, still less James Comey.

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It’s a provision that has irked the industry ever since the measure, Proposition 103, also established an elected insurance commissioner with the authority over rates.

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While Joe Biden had been elected two months earlier, he wasn’t officially president until January 20 — two weeks after the riot.

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The region has long predicted that dry spells would trigger water shortages, unless it diversified away from reservoirs, so Corpus Christi elected to build the first large-scale, municipally owned desalination plant in the country.

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