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elect

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5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈlɛkt/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted ceeltStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Choose someone for office by voting.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend.

Used in a sentence

  • “Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.”
  • “Shall not God avenge his won elect?”
  • “President Obama in a speech this past week said that we should solve the nation's bee problem. Oh, God, we elected a guy who sympathizes with bees?”

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