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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Almost 400 million voters will be electing 720 members of the European Parliament from beyond the Arctic circle to the edges of Africa and Asia.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 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
As happens once every dozen years, both Mexico and the United States will be electing presidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
In England, 230 councils will be electing some or all of their councillors on Thursday 4 May.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023
Adding to the uncertainty, voters will be electing a slimmed-down parliament with the number of seats in the lower house cut to 400 from 630, while the Senate goes to 200 seats from 315.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2022
