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

Americans generally approve of IVF access and either want elected officials to protect access or not make rules, according to polling from The 19th and SurveyMonkey.

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A few months later, Puech voted at the annual meeting as Hermès’s largest individual shareholder and was elected to the board.

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Rodriguez said that Friday’s vote should send a message that the city council needs “to be consulted as a legislative body that is independently elected by the people.”

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In April when Santos was sentenced a judge told him: "You got elected with your words, most of which were lies."

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“Our members’ decisions about which candidates to endorse and what resources to use in support of those endorsed candidates are made by our elected bodies.”

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