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elect

verb

they have just elected a new president:

vote (for), vote in, choose (by ballot), cast one's vote for;

pick, select, return, appoint, put in, put in power, opt for, decide on, settle on, fix on, plump for.

▷antonyms vote out.

adjective

the president elect:

future, -to-be, soon-to-be, designate, chosen, elected, coming, next, appointed, presumptive.

noun

(the elect)

those who are numbered among the elect:

the chosen, the elite, the select, the favoured;

the crème de la crème, A-list.

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