elect
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Companies can elect to pass on to consumers the higher shipping and energy costs, but they also risk losing customers.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Come November, voters could elect the first female governor in state history, or possibly the first Latino governor in more than 150 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
MSs will need to elect the presiding officer in a secret ballot, before they select a new first minister.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Extortion has emerged as a key theme in the current campaign to elect a successor to Petro in elections starting May 31.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
“Do not be so pessimistic. Someday, Americans will elect a woman President.”
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
Vocabulary lists containing elect
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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