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elected

[ ih-lek-tid ]

adjective

  1. chosen by vote, as for an office ( appointed ):

    an elected official.



noun

  1. the elected. elect ( def 10 ).
  2. a politician, officer, or official who has been chosen by vote:

    Volunteer readers include published authors and local electeds who care deeply about the future of our libraries.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • -·𳦳· adjective
  • ܲ··𳦳· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of elected1

First recorded in 1550–60; elect + -ed 2
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Semafor's recent exposé of the private group chats of right-wing billionaires shows that the same rich men who got Trump elected are starting to get antsy about the economic ruin promised by his tariffs.

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One of those who died on hunger strike was Bobby Sands, who was elected an MP months earlier.

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Trump would not have otherwise been elected twice.

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Tri Ta, Westminster’s first Vietnamese American mayor, is serving in the state Assembly, and last year, Derek Tran became the first Vietnamese American from California elected to federal office, representing the 45th Congressional District.

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Many elected Republicans have stopped holding open meetings for constituents, known as town halls, after being confronted by angry voters who are worried about cuts to their pensions or government-funded healthcare.

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