Found 3 items, similar to elect.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: elect memilih, pemilih
English → English (WordNet) Definition: elect elect adj 1: selected as the best; “an elect circle of artists”; “elite colleges” [syn: elite] 2: elected but not yet installed in office; “the president elect” [syn: elect(ip)] elect n : 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”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Elect Elect \E*lect"\, n. 1. One chosen or set apart. [1913 Webster] Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. --Is. xlii. 1. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation. [1913 Webster] Shall not God avenge his won elect? --Luke xviii. 7. [1913 Webster] Elect \E*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elected; p. pr. & vb. n. Electing.] 1. To pick out; to select; to choose. [1913 Webster] The deputy elected by the Lord. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor. [1913 Webster] 3. (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. Syn: To choose; prefer; select. See Choose. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. “The elect angels.” --1 Tim. v. 21. [1913 Webster] 3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect. [1913 Webster]