0 present participle of elect
1 to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting:
[ + as + noun ] We elected him as our representative.
[ + noun ] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors.
[ + to infinitive ] The group elected one of their members to be their spokesperson.
She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location.
Representatives were elected by ballot.
Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.
The present system of electing individuals is considered seriously flawed given the low voter turnouts.
The psychological trauma of waiting results in many patients electing for private referral.
The second term captures the possibility that either the new price or quality of care after regionalization influences the probability of electing surgery.
