elected
Americanadjective
noun
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the elected. elect.
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a politician, officer, or official who has been chosen by vote.
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She eventually moved to New York, and in 2023 was elected national co-chairwoman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Since being elected Fifa president in 2016, Infantino has earned long-standing, widespread backing from many countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, which have gained financially from various policies he has managed.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In contrast to a firm with employees, "the CDU depends on volunteers, on elected lawmakers, you can't boss them around," Strohmann told the Tagesspiegel newspaper on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ugarte said if he is elected, he’d become the first Indigenous Oaxacan council member.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He returned to America in time to be elected the first vice president of the United States, which most observers, including Adams himself, interpreted as a popular mandate on his historical contribution to independence.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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