elect

VERB

select as representative; choose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit appoint conclude designate determine name nominate pick receive resolve take vote vote for

STRONG

ballot cull judge mark prefer settle tap

WEAK

decide upon go down the line opt for optate pick out settle on single out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain begin deny disallow dismiss dispute give ignore offer refuse reject start waver

WEAK

vote down vote out

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Caterpillar Chief Executive Officer Joe Creed has been elected executive chairman, succeeding D. James Umpleby III who will retire effective April 1.

From The Wall Street Journal

He reached the age of 94 during his second stint, and was the world's oldest elected leader at the time.

From Barron's

“I was elected as a Democratic socialist, and I will govern as a Democratic socialist,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it’s up to elected leaders to know what they’re responding to.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before I retired, my wife and I met with two financial advisers and ultimately elected to go without either one.

From MarketWatch

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