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How to pronounce “elect”
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Pronunciation guide for elect
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of elect with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Creating Things That Matter
the government in the US, where you elect officials
- Definition summary
- One chosen or set apart.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce elect
Creating Things That Matter

the government in the US, where you elect officials
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “elect”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- One chosen or set apart.
- (theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something).
- (transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election.
- [Adjective]
- (postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
- Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
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