ELECTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

elected

verb

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 Omar, who was first elected to the House in 2018, represents Minnesota's 5th District, including Minneapolis. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 In overtime, the Rams won the toss and elected to defend first, a decision that soon proved to be genius by coach Sean McVay. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Then, head coach Nick Sirianni elected not to kick the ball out of the end zone, and the Jaguars returned the kick into Cam Little's field goal range. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Iraq War veteran was first elected in 2022 and is currently serving his second term. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Omar, who was first elected to the House in 2018, is the first Somali American in Congress. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 But Hamilton will also have to contend with the political reality of Kansas, a state that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1932. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 Saleumxay succeeded Sonexay Siphandone, who in turn was elected the National Assembly president. — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Imagine any other President or elected official in history saying this. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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Under her guidance, the jury will determine the winner of the Festival’s Étoile d’Or from among the first and second feature films selected for this year’s international competition.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Pavia, 24, wasn’t selected in the 2026 NFL Draft and was cut by the Baltimore Ravens as a rookie free agent over the summer.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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