Definition of elect

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Elect (a.) Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect..

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Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n..
Detail :: Detail (n.) The selection for a particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected..
Sortition :: Sortition (n.) Selection or appointment by lot.
Vulgar :: Vulgar (a.) Belonging or relating to the common people, as distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common life; plebeian; not select or distinguished; hence, sometimes, of little or no value..
Electorate :: Electorate (n.) The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them..
Delitable :: Delitable (a.) Delightful; delectable.
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Electer :: Electer (n.) Amber. See Electrum.
Electrotyped :: Electrotyped (imp. & p. p.) of Electrotyp.
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Electrolyze :: Electrolyze (v. t.) To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
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