Word

elect, v.
(elected, electing, elects)
freq. cnt. 24

select by a vote for an office or membership
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21

elect

sample sentences

"We elected him chairman of the board"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him as chairman

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

elective eligible election electorate elect elector

semantic pointers

hypernym

choose, select, take, pick out

hyponym

co-opt reelect, return

choose
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

elect

sample sentences

"I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

choose, select, take, pick out