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[ih-lekt] / ɪˈlɛkt /


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While Bratenahl families are zoned for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, many buyers elect to send their children to nearby private institutions, including Hathaway Brown School and Hawken School.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

On November 9, they will appear before the ILO's governing body, which will then elect the new leader by secret ballot on November 16.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

“If you want to elect someone knowing they have someone that’s connected, it’s the voters’ choice,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Again, she likely has 60 days to elect COBRA, and once she pays the required premiums, her coverage can be applied retroactively to when her employer coverage ended.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

We decided that we should depart from tradition and elect a House Committee made up of these two groups.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Each Texas county elects its own slate of local officials, which is why state law requires voters to register where they live.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Maybe Congress can find the will to live like the country that elects it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

It led Latham to predict that "it will be no different" to previous Tests at the venue where the team that wins the toss elects to bowl first.

From Barron's Dec. 1, 2025

When you have a community that elects somebody repeatedly, over and over again, if they feel like that is the best person to represent them, then I think that makes sense.

From Slate Nov. 4, 2025

Decides he must be close to ocean and elects to try and work way through swamp to sea.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

De la Espriella, a flamboyant 48-year-old millionaire, was elected in June on an anti-establishment platform.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Reorganisation in Surrey, where councillors for two new unitary authorities were elected in May, will not be affected by the review.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Before being elected to the state Legislature in 2002, Paxton worked at a law firm in the Dallas area and was a corporate attorney for JCPenney.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Of all of Salakhutdinov’s Chinese national students, only two have elected to go back to China — Yang being one of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

In 1888, his father, Robert Emmett White, was elected sheriff of Travis County, Texas, which included Austin, then a city of fewer than fifteen thousand people.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Their analysis found that every method for electing a national legislature involves compromises, usually among local representation, national proportionality, and the total number of parliamentary seats.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

The endorsement may come with some financial support, with the group saying it has raised some $25 million to fund its goal of electing more doctors and nurses to office between now and 2030.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

The process of electing a president is seen as the most democratic way for its members to have a say in how the club is governed and how its strategy for the future should work.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

That document laid out strategies for electing centrists to the council.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2026

“I can not shoulder the responsibility of electing officers who publicly repudiate the principles of the society,” Foster said.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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