elect
verb (used with object)
to choose or select by vote, as for an office.
will elect
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future tenseof elect.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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In November, voters in 26 states will elect a secretary of state, choosing the officials who will oversee the 2028 presidential race throughout most of the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
On Nov. 3, voters will elect members of the House of Representatives and Senate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
They will elect members to the 275-seat House of Representatives, the lower house, with 165 via a direct vote and 110 through proportional representation.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Aside from a new president, more than six million voters will elect 128 legislators and cast ballots for hundreds of other posts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
“I am going to formally organize them into a union. They will elect their own representatives.”
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
