elect :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

chosen

n. an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"

elect

v. choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

elect

v. select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

elite

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

aim, resolve, purpose

v. reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

ballot, vote by ballot

v. vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"

poll, vote in an election

v. vote in an election at a polling station

vote, vote for

v. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

aim, resolve, purpose

v. reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

choice, fine, prize, quality, prime, select

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

top

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

blue ribbon, select, blue-ribbon

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"