elected
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Barack Obama had been elected president and had, in Mr. Steele’s words at the time, “helped politically demarginalize” African-Americans.
The works council, an elected body of employees that negotiates pay deals and working hours with management, has long been an unshakeable component of German corporate life, especially in the auto sector.
From Barron's
The new parliament is due to sit in two weeks, with a president elected in early April.
From Barron's
A medical doctor by profession, Masoud Pezeshkian was elected president in 2024 on an agenda of political, social and economic changes.
Under Iran's constitution, the selection of a new supreme leader falls to the Assembly of Experts - an 88-member clerical body elected by popular vote for eight-year terms.
From BBC
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