Definition: an exclusive group of people
Usage: one of the elect who have power inside the government
Similar words: elite, elite group
Definition: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Synonyms: elect
Definition: choose
Usage: I elected to have my funds deposited automatically
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonyms: elect
Definition: select by a vote for an office or membership
Usage: We elected him chairman of the board
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonyms: elect
Definition: elected but not yet installed in office
Usage: the president elect
Similar words: incoming
Definition: arriving at a place or position
Usage: incoming class; incoming mail
Definition: selected as the best
Usage: an elect circle of artists; elite colleges
Similar words: selected
Definition: chosen in preference to another