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# elected

verb past form of elect (elect, elects, elected, electing); adjective (elected)

«elected» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Elected means chosen by people voting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#m1)
2. As an adjective, elected describes a person who got their job by a vote, like an elected leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#m2)
3. (formal) Elected to do something means chose to do it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#m3)

### In the lessons

In social studies and school life: class representatives, school councils, mayors and governments are elected. In maths problems: the person with the most votes is elected; you add and compare votes. Phrases: elected by, elected as, newly elected, democratically elected, elected to.

### Examples

- Sam was elected class captain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#x1)
- The mayor was elected by the people of the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#x2)
- Our school council is elected every term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#x3)
- She was elected with 120 votes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#x4)
- The newly elected leader gave a speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#x5)
- He elected to stay at home rather than go to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#x6)
- George has been elected Professor of the Fifth Class, number Eight." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: election; a person who votes is a voter or elector. In maths: if Ann has 45 votes and Ben 38, Ann is elected and wins by 7. A tie means no one wins yet.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «elected» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«elected» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/elected.html) on Mova free.