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  • past tense form of elect.
  • past participle of elect.
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elected

[ih-lek-tid] / ɪˈlɛk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
chosen
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After she was elected, Raman was one of two councilmembers to vote against the primary contract outlining the partnership between the city and the Olympic organizing committee, LA28.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

He has recruited young politicians with large online followings, including Ana Elisa, a 21-year-old newly elected lawmaker from Minas Gerais state who has millions of followers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

In 1986, when he was 35, he became the youngest French lawmaker to be elected to the Senate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

She remembered a time when Arab and Muslim New Yorkers struggled to find elected officials willing to acknowledge their experiences at all.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

After Washington was elected president, he moved to New York, the nation’s temporary capital, arriving in April 1789.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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