B2verbformalpolitics
US/ɪˈlekt/
UK/ɪˈlekt/
to choose someone for an official job by voting
In context
The city will elect a new mayor next spring.
She was elected president of the student union in her second year.
Voters elected him to parliament three times in a row.
Words that go with elect
verb + noun
- elect a presidentThe members elect a president every two years.
- elect a leaderThe party will elect a leader next month.
adverb + adjective
- newly electedThe newly elected leader gave a short speech.
- democratically electedIt was the country's first democratically elected government.
verb + preposition
- be elected toShe was elected to the city council in 2022.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
People elected him become mayor.Correct: People elected him mayor.