adj. 25B6; verb
a new president was elected : VOTE FOR, VOTE IN, return, cast one's vote for; choose, pick, select.
she elected to stay behind : CHOOSE, decide, opt, vote.
25B6; adjective the president elect : FUTURE, -to-be, designate, chosen, elected, coming, next, appointed, presumptive.
25B6; noun ( the elect ) THE CHOSEN, the elite, the favoured; the crème de la crème.