elect

Definition

Examples

The members voted to elect a new chairperson for the association.

Word Family

Synonyms

• votea choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
• choosepick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Collocations

• Easy elect a class leader
  to elect a class leader, meaning to select by a vote for an office or membership
• Medium elect representatives to city council
  to elect representatives to city council, meaning to select by a vote for an office or membership
• Hard elect to exercise employee stock options
  to elect to exercise employee stock options, meaning to select by a vote for an office or membership
• Very Hard president-elect finalizing cabinet appointments
  a collocation phrase: president-elect finalizing cabinet appointments