ELECTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

elected

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past tense of elect

as in selected

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I've elected to study French as my foreign language

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Recent Examples of elected Markey, who was first elected to the House in 1976, has been in Congress longer than Moulton has been alive. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026 Burnham, a former lawmaker who was elected to Parliament in June after almost a decade away as mayor of Greater Manchester, is set to make a statement in the House of Commons setting out his vision of a more active but less centralized state. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Emmanuel went on to enter politics and was elected president of France in 2017. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 But the Giants elected to roll with the 25-year-old Hudson, who is eight years younger than Patrick. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The Constitution’s 22nd Amendment says no one can be elected president more than twice. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Nixon, a progressive, was a community organizer before she was elected to the state House of Representatives. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026 His coverage instincts as a former safety and his physical profile continues to grow into the look of an NFL linebacker, but the team elected to put 2025 fifth-round pick Shemar James on the roster instead. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 Highland Park voters have the opportunity to decide whether the city’s mayor or members of the City Council will be limited to two terms in office, starting with those elected in the 2027 municipal election. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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Hobaiter and Dominy support this idea with half a dozen claims that could, in principle, be tested, lending some scientific credence to the idea that complex human speech was selected for in the warm glow of a crackling campfire.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Among them, Hall of Famer Yao Ming, former Dallas Mavericks player Yi Jianlian, and even Yang Hansen – selected 16th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers last summer – reached the NBA after spending several seasons playing at home.

— Fred He, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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