"elected" in the verb sense
1. elect
select by a vote for an office or membership
"We elected him chairman of the board"
2. elect
choose
"I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
"elected" in the adjective sense
1. elective, elected
subject to popular election
"elective official"
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