elect
Pick by ballot
Elect means to choose, especially by voting: We elected a new mayor.
To elect to do something is to decide on that course: She elected to stay home.
As an adjective, elect follows a title to indicate someone chosen but not yet serving: the president-elect.
The elect, as a noun, refers to a select group—in religious contexts, those chosen by God for salvation.
Formal choice expression
- ballotVoting document
- pollGathering of opinions
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- candidatePerson seeking selection
nominee · voter · turnout · primary · caucus · constituency · incumbent · endorsement
Selected from alternatives
- predestinedDecided in advance
- savedKept from loss
- anointedBlessed with sacred oil
- blessedReceiving divine favor
sanctified · redeemed · called · favored · holy · saints · salvation · grace
Pointed breaking tool
nominate · designate · handpick · single out · settle on · favor · adopt · determine
Limited to one group
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
illustrious · preeminent · cream · superior · refined · cultivated · rarefied · selective
vote
Formal choice expression
candidate · nominee · voter · turnout · primary · caucus · constituency · incumbent · endorsement · platform
chosen
Selected from alternatives
- predestinedDecided in advance
- savedKept from loss
- anointedBlessed with sacred oil
blessed · sanctified · redeemed · called · favored · holy · saints · salvation · grace · covenant
pick
Pointed breaking tool
appoint · nominate · designate · handpick · single out · settle on · favor · adopt · determine · resolve
exclusive
Limited to one group
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- distinguishedNotable and respected
eminent · illustrious · preeminent · cream · superior · refined · cultivated · rarefied · selective · inner circle
name
Identifying word for someone
- designateFormally select or name
- nominatePropose as candidate
- commissionPayment for services rendered
install · delegate · assign · invest · authorize · proclaim · ordain · induct · empower · confirm
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, regulate
- successorsheir apparent, heir presumptive, next in line, crown prince, crown princess
- colonial faithPilgrims, Puritans, Calvinism, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- Judgment Dayjudgment day, final judgment, day of reckoning, doomsday, second coming
- electric guitarAmplified stringed instrument
- electric shockCurrent passing through body
- election turnoutProportion who voted
- election interferenceUndermining legitimate ballot processes
- electric chairElectrocution execution device
- electric billCharge for power consumed
select, elegant, electric, selection, election, electricity, elected, electoral, electing