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

This would mean that the borough councillors elected in Newcastle today would only serve half their four-year terms.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Among those elected were former Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Trent North Jonathan Gullis, who is now a Reform councillor for Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe.

From BBC • May 8, 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

Throughout 1932, the Hitler Youth campaigned heartily to get Nazis elected to the Reichstag, the legislative assembly or Parliament of Germany.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti