elect.
选举,选择,推选,选
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Definitions
v.verb · 有主动词
- 1.
- ›to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor.
- ›to determine in favor of.
- ›to pick out; choose: First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German.
- ›Theology. to select for divine mercy or favor, especially for salvation.
v.verb · 无主动词
- 1.
- ›to choose or select someone or something, as by voting.
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›selected, as for an office, but not yet inducted: the governor-elect.
- ›select or choice: an elect circle of artists.
- ›Theology. chosen by God, especially for eternal life.
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They are still on Pennsylvania's ballot, but Democrats have appealed a lower court's decision to the state Supreme Court, where their party has elected a majority of the justices.
While most are partisan elected officials, they are expected to carry out policies that benefit everyone.
Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to make “the largest-ever investment in clean energy research and innovation” if he is elected.
The chef is focused on advocating for the industry with elected officials, pushing for government assistance, and trying to create solidarity within the sector.
California finished the year without passing major police and housing reforms but with plenty of demand that elected officials go back and complete what they started.
The governor-elect, Attorney General Greg Abbott, accepted more than $6.8 million.
And Montana and South Dakota are basically red, of course, but are both elect Democrats sometimes.
Black Republican members-elect include Mia Love of Utah and Will Hurd of Texas.
In Georgia, Senator-elect David Perdue likewise garnered more than 40 percent of the Latino vote.
In a large society, there is just no way, no theoretical way, to choose, to elect, normal people.
The bride rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.