elect
gb/ɪlˈɛkt/ us/ɪlˈɛkt/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 2100
معنیها
۰ معنی
فعل
B1
action
1
choose by voting or decision
To choose someone for a job or role by voting.
الگوی کاربرد:
to elect [someone] [to/for a position]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'elect' with 'select' or 'choose'. 'Elect' usually involves voting, while the others may not.
هممعنیها
choose (More general; does not specifically imply voting.)
|
vote in (Informal phrase meaning to elect someone through voting.)
متضادها
remove (Means to take someone out of a position, the opposite of electing them.)
|
appoint (Selecting without a vote, by authority instead.)
ترکیبهای رایج
elect a president
|elect a leader
|elect officials
|elect representatives
|elect a board
موضوعها
politics
|work
|society
|business
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The citizens will elect a new mayor next month.
- She was elected chairperson of the committee.
- They elected him to the school board after a close race.
- Members elect their representatives every two years.
- We must elect a leader who will listen to the people.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- We will elect a new class president.
- The people elect the leader.
- They elect her as team captain.
- We elect members every year.
- He was elected to the city council.
adjective
formal
B2
property
2
chosen but not yet in office
Chosen for a job or role but not doing it yet.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may think 'president-elect' means 'current president', but it means the person has been chosen and will start later.
هممعنیها
designate (Chosen for a role but more general; not limited to elected positions.)
متضادها
incumbent (Currently holding the position, opposite of 'elect' in this usage.)
ترکیبهای رایج
president-elect
|governor-elect
|mayor-elect
موضوعها
politics
|work
|business
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The president-elect will take office in January.
- She met with the governor-elect to discuss policy changes.
- As mayor-elect, he is already planning improvements for the city.
- The committee welcomed its chairperson-elect at the meeting.
- The senator-elect is preparing her first speech.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The president-elect will start work in March.
- He is the mayor-elect of our city.
- We met the governor-elect yesterday.
- The senator-elect is young.
- She is now the chairperson-elect.
اسم
formal
C1
entity
3
people chosen for special status
A group of people who are chosen for something special, often in religion or politics.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners might confuse 'elect' here with 'electric' or think it always means voting; this sense is about being chosen in general, often religiously.
هممعنیها
chosen few (Informal; implies exclusivity like 'elect' but less formal.)
متضادها
masses (Refers to ordinary people rather than a chosen elite group.)
ترکیبهای رایج
the elect of God
|one of the elect
موضوعها
religion
|politics
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- In some religions, the elect are believed to be saved.
- Only the elect were invited to the ceremony.
- He considered himself one of the elect destined for greatness.
- The elect gathered in private to discuss their plans.
- She was counted among the elect in her profession.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The elect will go to heaven.
- Only the elect can join the group.
- He is one of the elect.
- The elect met in the hall.
- They are part of the elect.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
elect
IPA
GB/ɪlˈɛkt/
US/ɪlˈɛkt/
هجاها و تکیه
elect (۱ هجا)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: elect
Noun
- Base: elect
- Plural: elect
Verb
- Base: elect
- 3rd Person Singular: elects
- Present Participle: electing
- Past: elected
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
elects
verb
electing
verb
elected
verb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unelected
adjective
unelectable
adjective
Advanced or less common
elector
noun
elective
adjective B2
عبارتها
the elect
1/ðə ɪlˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
formal
specially chosen group of people
People who are specially chosen, often in religion or politics.
نمونهها
- The elect are believed to have a special destiny.
- Only the elect were invited to the secret meeting.
president-elect
1/pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪlˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
Chosen future president not yet serving
A person who has been chosen as the next president but has not started working yet.
نمونهها
- The president-elect will take office in January.
- The president-elect will move into the official residence next month.
- Meetings have begun between the current president and the president-elect.
- Reporters gathered to hear from the president-elect about his plans.