elected

American  

[ih-lek-tid] / ɪˈlɛk tɪd /

adjective

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

   an elected official.

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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

Etymology

Origin of elected

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

Example Sentences

Another former Conservative MP Jeremy Lefroy was elected as a councillor for Maer and Whitmore.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Recently elected Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire joined the celebrations after watching the match with hundreds of people, many of them children, at his headquarters in the Hôtel de Ville.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

By the way, the reverse also happens: Black politicians elected by majority-white House districts include Democratic Reps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“There was so much controversy and disagreement among all these local elected officials and their state counterparts,” Elkind said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Twelve years prior, months after the 1992 indictment had been issued, Bill Clinton had been elected President of the United States.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady