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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Elect \E*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elected; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Electing.]
   1. To pick out; to select; to choose.
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            The deputy elected by the Lord.       --Shak.
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   2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to
      elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
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   3. (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of
      mercy or favor.

   Syn: To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Elect \E*lect"\, a. [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e
   out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite,
   Eclectic.]
   1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
      "Colors quaint elect." --Spenser.
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   2. (Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor;
      set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." --1 Tim. v.
      21.
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   3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into
      it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Elect \E*lect"\, n.
   1. One chosen or set apart.
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            Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in
            whom my soul delighteth.              --Is. xlii. 1.
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   2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation.
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            Shall not God avenge his won elect?   --Luke xviii.
                                                  7.
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Thesaurus Results for elect:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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