ELECT

I. adjective see: legend Date: 15th century carefully s~ed ; chosen , chosen for salvation through divine mercy, 3. chosen for office or position but not yet installed , chosen for marriage at some future time , II. noun (plural ~) Date: 15th century one chosen or set apart (as by divine favor), a s~ or exclusive group of people, III. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us Date: 15th century transitive verb to s~ by vote for an office, position, or membership , to make a s~ion of , to choose (as a course of action) especially by preference , intransitive verb to make a s~ion