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elective
[ih-lek-tiv]
adjective
pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
chosen by election, as an official.
bestowed by or derived from election, as an office.
having the power or right of electing to office, as a body of persons.
open to choice; optional; not required.
an elective subject in college; elective surgery.
Synonyms: discretionary, voluntaryAntonyms: necessary, obligatoryChemistry., selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others.
elective attraction.
noun
an optional study; a course that a student may select from among alternatives.
elective
/ ɪˈlɛktɪv, ˌiːlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ /
adjective
of or based on selection by vote
elective procedure
selected by vote
an elective official
having the power to elect
open to choice; optional
an elective course of study
noun
an optional course or hospital placement undertaken by a medical student
Other Word Forms
- electively adverb
- electiveness noun
- nonelective adjective
- nonelectively adverb
- nonelectiveness noun
- preelective adjective
- unelective adjective
- electivity noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The inquiry also heard about the decision by the NHS to keep children out of the healthcare system unless essential and to pause elective procedures for children in March 2020.
Maxim Giacaman, 23, a medical student from Bethlehem, told the BBC he was unable to travel abroad for a key elective in his medical studies.
The Wye Valley NHS Trust has also raised concerns, with managing director Jane Ives telling a board meeting that 10,000 appointments or elective procedures would be affected there due to the knock-on effects.
“The coming back, to me, is what’s so important and inspiring” — especially because finishing her education was an elective rather than a requirement.
Push notifications will provide appointment reminders to patients to try to reduce the risk of no attendance - with around eight million missed appointments in elective care missed in 2023/24.
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