elect
verb (used with object)
to choose or select by vote, as for an office.
have been electing
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present perfect progressiveof elect.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Those changes, Hayter said, have made it less surprising that voters have been electing more diverse candidates in the district — but no less important.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
He told us: “For 200 years in this country, we have been electing one kind of prosecutor.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
“For 200 years in this country we have been electing one kind of prosecutor,” said José Garza, who last fall was elected district attorney of Travis County, Texas, which includes Austin.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
"We have been electing these men for so long, I think they have failed us. Only we understand our power and only we can empower ourselves"
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2018
All of it can be traced back to the system under which we have been electing our United States Senators.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
