elected

ee-LEK-tid/ɪˈlɛktɪd/

Noun pluralelecteds

2 meanings of elected

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of elect. Use this form for choosing by a vote that already happened.
The town elected a new mayor last fall.
She was elected to the school board on her first try.
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2
nouncountable
A person picked for a job or position by people voting.
After the votes were counted, the newly elected met with the mayor at city hall.
Local electeds from every town came to the meeting about the new road.
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elected is a form of elect

elect, verb: To choose a person for a job or office by voting. Full entry

Forms: electelects he/she/itelecting -ing formelected past tense, past participle
Spelling: elect → elected: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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