elect

  • 11ELECT — ELECT., сокращение лат. слова electua rium кашка, употребляемое в рецепте …

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  • 12elect — [v] select as representative; choose accept, admit, appoint, ballot, conclude, cull, decide upon, designate, determine, go down the line, judge, mark, name, nominate, optate, opt for, pick, pick out, prefer, receive, resolve, settle, settle on,… …

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  • 13elect — The conversion of a conditional order into a market order. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. elect elect 2 adjective chairman/​president elect a person who has been elected to a particular job but has not yet started doing it: • the… …

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  • 14elect — I UK [ɪˈlekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms elect : present tense I/you/we/they elect he/she/it elects present participle electing past tense elected past participle elected *** to choose someone by voting so that they represent you or hold… …

    English dictionary

  • 15elect — e|lect1 W3S2 [ıˈlekt] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: electus, past participle of eligere to choose ] 1.) to choose someone for an official position by voting ▪ the country s first democratically elected government ▪ a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16elect — e|lect1 [ ı lekt ] verb transitive *** to choose someone by voting so that they represent you or hold an official position: Every nation should have a right to elect their own government. elect someone to do something: We were elected to tackle… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17elect — v. 1) to elect unanimously 2) (D; tr.) to elect as 3) (D; tr.) to elect to (he was elected to the state legislature) 4) (formal) (E) he elected to become a physician 5) (H) she was elected to represent us 6) (N; used with a noun) the nation… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18elect — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin electus, past participle of eligere to select, from e + legere to choose more at legend Date: 15th century 1. carefully selected ; chosen 2. chosen for salvation through divine mercy 3. a. chosen …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19elect — electee /i lek tee /, n. /i lekt /, v.t. 1. to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor. 2. to determine in favor of (a method, course of action, etc.). 3. to pick out; choose: First year students may elect French, Spanish, or …

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  • 20elect — [[t]ɪle̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ elects, electing, elected 1) VERB When people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them. [V n] The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president... [V n n] Manchester College… …

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