elect Synonyms
Another word for elect
• verb (Context 1)
To choose someone to hold public office or another official position by voting.
"Citizens gather every four years to vote in a new president."
• adjective (Context 2)
Chosen by election for an office or position, but not yet formally installed or inaugurated (typically placed immediately after the noun).
"The governor-designate announced the members of her transition team."
• verb (Context 3)
To choose or decide to do something, especially as a formal or deliberate preference.
"Several senior employees elected to take early retirement this year."
• noun (Context 4)
People who are chosen by God for salvation or eternal life, or a privileged, exclusive group of people (usually preceded by 'the').
"In Calvinist theology, only the elite are predestined for eternal salvation."
• adjective (Context 5)
Carefully chosen or singled out as superior, exclusive, or privileged; in theology, chosen by God for salvation.
"Only an chosen circle of scholars was granted access to the fragile medieval manuscripts."
Opposites of elect
The opposite of elect shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: