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elected

[ih-lek-tid] / ɪˈlɛk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
chosen
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This week, scores of protestors assembled outside Delaney Hall and witnessed visits from elected officials like New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who was turned away.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Wang was elected to the City Council in November 2022 and eventually assumed the job of mayor, a position that rotates among the council members.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

So when Torres took the lectern in Garden Grove, he wasn’t just there as an elected official.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

A sitting Labour MP standing down to help someone else get elected.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Within months, he had been elected to the Congress of People's Deputies as a leading figure of the movement for democracy in Russia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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