elected

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/ɪˈlɛktɪd/

noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

careful, eloquent, white

The newly elected president delivered a careful speech to address the nation's concerns.

VERB + ELECTED

states, thought, use

The newly elected states decided to withdraw from the trade agreement.

ELECTED + NOUN

body, captain, chairman, chairperson, essay, governor, jane, jeffrey

The newly elected chairman announced the company's expansion plans at the annual meeting.

PREP.

down, in

She was elected in as the new president of the student council last month.

Definitions

noun

One who is elected.

“From the council people to the borough presidents to the citywide electeds, it would have an impact.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — subject to popular election

elective

Antonyms

appointive
appointed

Idioms & Phrases

could not get elected dogcatcher

Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

An insolent Republican newspaper asserts that Mr. [Grover] Cleveland is so unpopular in Washington that he could not be elected dog catcher for the district. This may be true, yet

Example Bank

“From the council people to the borough presidents to the citywide electeds, it would have an impact.

Wiktionary

What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?

Tatoeba · #2003

Everybody wished he had been elected governor.

Tatoeba · #22095

We elected him to be mayor.

Tatoeba · #22713

We elected him as our Representative.

Tatoeba · #22718

We're elected.

Tatoeba · #22847

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