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Learn to pronounce e·lect

/əˈlek(t)/
verb
choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.
"the members who were elected to the committee"
synonyms: vote (for), vote in, choose (by ballot), cast one's vote for, pick, select, return, appoint, put in, put in power, opt for, decide on, settle on, fix on, plump for

adjective
(of a person) chosen or singled out.
synonyms: the chosen, the elite, the select, the favored, the crème de la crème, A-list

noun
people who are chosen or singled out.
"one of the century's elect"

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