elect
gb/ɪlˈɛkt/ us/ɪlˈɛkt/
B1
Anglų
~ 2100
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
B1
action
1
choose by voting or decision
To choose someone for a job or role by voting.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to elect [someone] [to/for a position]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'elect' with 'select' or 'choose'. 'Elect' usually involves voting, while the others may not.
Sinonimai
choose (More general; does not specifically imply voting.)
|
vote in (Informal phrase meaning to elect someone through voting.)
Antonimai
remove (Means to take someone out of a position, the opposite of electing them.)
|
appoint (Selecting without a vote, by authority instead.)
Kolokacijos
elect a president
|elect a leader
|elect officials
|elect representatives
|elect a board
Temos
politics
|work
|society
|business
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think 'president-elect' means 'current president', but it means the person has been chosen and will start later.
Sinonimai
designate (Chosen for a role but more general; not limited to elected positions.)
Antonimai
incumbent (Currently holding the position, opposite of 'elect' in this usage.)
Kolokacijos
president-elect
|governor-elect
|mayor-elect
Temos
politics
|work
|business
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Daiktavardis
formal
C1
entity
3
people chosen for special status
A group of people who are chosen for something special, often in religion or politics.
Dažna klaida:
Learners might confuse 'elect' here with 'electric' or think it always means voting; this sense is about being chosen in general, often religiously.
Sinonimai
chosen few (Informal; implies exclusivity like 'elect' but less formal.)
Antonimai
masses (Refers to ordinary people rather than a chosen elite group.)
Kolokacijos
the elect of God
|one of the elect
Temos
religion
|politics
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
elect
IPA
GB/ɪlˈɛkt/
US/ɪlˈɛkt/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
elect (1 skiemuo)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: elect
Noun
- Base: elect
- Plural: elect
Verb
- Base: elect
- 3rd Person Singular: elects
- Present Participle: electing
- Past: elected
Žodžių šeima
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
Posakiai
the elect
1/ðə ɪlˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
formal
specially chosen group of people
People who are specially chosen, often in religion or politics.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.