elected
Won the ballot
Elected describes someone chosen by vote for a position or office: the newly elected mayor, an elected official.
It can also describe choices more broadly—an elected course of study is one chosen rather than required.
To say someone is elected but not yet serving, use president-elect or similar constructions with the hyphenated suffix.
Voting document
- voterBallot-casting citizen
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- nomineeOne proposed for position
primary · caucus · suffrage · franchise · nomination · delegates · runoff · incumbent
Authority-sanctioned person or status
- representativeOne who acts for another
- senatorUpper chamber member
- governorState's chief executive
- mayorElected head of municipality
councilmember · president · parliament · senate · legislature · incumbent · term · seat
Defeating an opponent
- landslideMass of earth falling
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- majorityOver half of total
- winnerOne who prevails
mandate · concession · inauguration · sworn · certification · recount · margin · plurality
Raised flat structure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- pledgeBinding promise given
- rallyGathering for a cause
- debateFormal argument on issues
canvassing · fundraising · slogan · advertisement · stump · grassroots · volunteers · donations
ballot
Voting document
nominee · primary · caucus · suffrage · franchise · nomination · delegates · runoff · incumbent · campaign
official
Authority-sanctioned person or status
- representativeOne who acts for another
- senatorUpper chamber member
- governorState's chief executive
mayor · councilmember · president · parliament · senate · legislature · incumbent · term · seat · chamber
victory
Defeating an opponent
winner · mandate · concession · inauguration · sworn · certification · recount · margin · plurality · defeat
platform
Raised flat structure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- pledgeBinding promise given
- rallyGathering for a cause
debate · canvassing · fundraising · slogan · advertisement · stump · grassroots · volunteers · donations · PAC
- presidentialpresidential, executive, inaugural, incumbent, sworn
- selection statusselected, unselected, chosen, unchosen, picked
- employment statushired, fired, employed, unemployed, retired
- Done thingsfinished, done, accomplished, achieved, completed
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
electedappointed
Assigned to office
unelected · nominated · designated · assigned · selected
electedautocratic
Ruling with absolute authority
despotic · tyrannical · dictatorial · unelected · authoritarian
- election turnoutProportion who voted
- election interferenceUndermining legitimate ballot processes
- election resultsOfficial vote counts
- presidential electionVote for head of state
- election nightWhen winners are announced
- general electionNationwide voting for office
elect, election, electoral, electing, elects, elective, electorate, electors, unelectable