elected

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Vietnam's communist-dominated general assembly has elected To Lam, the party leader, to be the country's president and head of state, an unusual concentration of power in one person.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Perez-Oliva was also elected to the National Assembly -- a prerequisite to becoming president.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass has had a lengthy political career, spending six years in the state Legislature, 12 years in Congress and the last three in the top elected office at Los Angeles City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The country’s first, Thomas Jefferson, used the office as a launchpad to get elected vice president and then president.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Fortunately for the WCTU, it elected Frances Willard as its president.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler