elect
verb (used with object)
to choose or select by vote, as for an office.
electee
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a word derived from
elect.
Example Sentences
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“A lot of things had to go right,” Helton said Thursday during a news conference in the Hall’s plaque gallery alongside Mauer and fellow electee Adrián Beltré.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Rolen’s 76.3% of the vote was the smallest margin for an electee since Al Simmons got 199 votes in 1953 for 75.38%, one more vote than needed.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
A clue in the Jan. 16 crossword puzzle said “First Negro League electee to Cooperstown.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2021
This year’s likeliest inductees are longtime Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell and speedy left fielder Tim Raines, with catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who ended his 21-year career with the Washington Nationals, another possible electee.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2017
A measure was introduced benefiting the Sangamon district, so that its electee might befittingly push it, and defend it.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Henry Llewellyn Williams
