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Meaning of elect

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  elect
      adj 1: selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists";
             "elite colleges" [syn: {elect}, {elite}]
      2: elected but not yet installed in office; "the president
         elect"
      n 1: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have
           power inside the government" [syn: {chosen}, {elect}]
      v 1: select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected
           him chairman of the board"
      2: choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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