elect

• Qualifie une personne qui a été élue à une fonction, mais qui n'a pas encore officiellement pris ses fonctions.

Describes a person who has been chosen for a position but has not yet officially started it.

1. Chosen for officeB2formal

   Selected by vote for a position, especially before officially taking office.

   Élu (avant prise de fonction)

   • The president-elect will be inaugurated next month.
   • The governor-elect addressed the public after the election results.
   • The mayor-elect outlined his plans for the city.

   Synonymeschosenelectedselected

2. Chosen or selectedB2formal

   Picked out or chosen from a group, often for a special purpose.

   élu, choisi

   • The elect few were invited to the private ceremony.
   • Only the elect members of the committee can vote on this issue.
   • He was among the elect candidates for the scholarship.

   Synonymesappointedchosenfavoredselected

   Antonymesrejectedunselected

• Verbe signifiant choisir ou désigner quelqu'un pour un poste ou une fonction, généralement par un processus formel de vote.

A verb meaning to choose or select someone for a position or office, typically through a formal voting process.

indénombrable

1. People chosen for a positionB2formal

   A person or group of people who have been selected or chosen for a particular role, especially in a religious or political context.

   élu(s)

   • The elect gathered to discuss the future of the church.
   • Only the elect were allowed to enter the inner sanctum.
   • The elect of the nation will decide the new leader.

   Synonymeschosenselect

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de choisir quelqu'un pour une fonction ou un poste, généralement par un vote.

A verb used to indicate the act of choosing someone for a position or office, typically by voting.

1. Choose by votingB1formal

   To select someone for a position or office through a formal voting process.

   élire

   • The citizens will elect a new mayor next month.
   • She was elected president of the student council.
   • They elected him as their representative.

   Synonymeschoosedesignatenamepickreturnselectvote in

   Antonymesimpeachoustrecall

2. Choose or decideB2formal

   To make a choice or decision to do something.

   choisir ou décider

   • He elected to stay home rather than go to the party.
   • The committee elected to postpone the meeting.
   • She elected to take the more challenging course.

   Synonymeschoosedecidedetermineoptpickresolveselect