Толковый словарь английского языка

[Word Family: noun: ↑election, ↑re-election, ↑elector, ↑electorate, ↑electioneering; adjective: elected ≠ ↑unelected, ↑electoral, ↑elect; verb: ↑elect, ↑re-elect; adverb: ↑electorally]

[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: electus, past participle of eligere 'to choose']

1. to choose someone for an official position by voting:

the country’s first democratically elected government

a new method for electing the leader of the party

elect somebody to something

He was elected to a US state governorship.

elect somebody (as) president/leader/mayor etc

In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament.

2. elect to do something formal to choose to do something:

You can elect to delete the message or save it.

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THESAURUS

▪ vote [intransitive and transitive] to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand etc: I’ve voted Democrat all my life. | You can vote for your favourite singer. | A majority of the people voted for independence. | In tomorrow’s election, many young people will be voting for the first time.

▪ elect [transitive] to choose a leader, representative, or government by voting, so that they become the new leader, representative etc: He was elected mayor of London. | the newly-elected government | I think we should start by electing a new chairman.

▪ go to the polls if a country or voters go to the polls, they vote in an election - used especially in news reports: The US goes to the polls in November. | The economic crisis could well be a decisive factor when voters go to the polls this autumn.

▪ take a vote if a group of people at a meeting take a vote, they vote about something: We should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer. | They took a vote and picked Bernard.

▪ cast your vote formal to mark a piece of paper, call a telephone number etc in order to vote: The first votes have been cast in the country’s general election. | Click here to cast your vote.

▪ ballot [transitive] to ask the members of an organization to vote on something in order to decide what to do: The union will ballot its members on whether to go ahead with the strike action.

▪ veto [transitive] to vote against something that other people have agreed on, so that it cannot happen: The president has the right to veto any piece of legislation.

[Word Family: noun: ↑election, ↑re-election, ↑elector, ↑electorate, ↑electioneering; adjective: elected ≠ ↑unelected, ↑electoral, ↑elect; verb: ↑elect, ↑re-elect; adverb: ↑electorally]

president-elect/governor-elect/prime minister-elect etc the person who has been elected as president etc, but who has not yet officially started their job