elect
verb (used with object)
to choose or select by vote, as for an office.
will be electing
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future progressiveof elect.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
Almost 400 million voters will be electing 720 members of the European Parliament to five-year terms.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Overall, voters will be electing more than 2,500 council members as 107 councils hold scheduled elections and 48 hold by-elections.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Turks will be electing both a president and parliament for a five-year term.
From Reuters ● May 14, 2023
As happens once every dozen years, both Mexico and the United States will be electing presidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
