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Pronounce Elect as EH L EH K T.

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    Elect phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'elect'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of elect: /ɛlɛkt/
    • Modern IPA representation of elect: /ɛlɛct/

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    List of meaning for elect

    chosen, elect(adj)

    an exclusive group of people

    "one of the elect who have power inside the government"

    elect, elite(adj)

    selected as the best

    "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

    elect(ip)(verb)

    elected but not yet installed in office

    "the president elect"

    elect(verb)

    select by a vote for an office or membership

    "We elected him chairman of the board"

    elect(verb)

    choose

    "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

    singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking

    this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer

    individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

    the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football

    to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

    I've elected to study French as my foreign language

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    elect in sentence

    1. The consonance of the committee was clear when they voted to unanimously elect a new treasurer.

    2. Jim declared himself leader of our group, but his position is entirely titular because the rest of us did not elect him to that position.

    3. Until recently women were disenfranchised until suffragettes fought to gain the right to elect officials.

    4. Each area doesn’t elect an equal amount of representatives; instead, the apportionment is determined by the population of each state.

    5. Many people think we should get rid of the Electoral College and let the voters elect the president directly instead of through representatives.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term elect

    I think it's an interesting idea. I think members want to make sure that we can elect a speaker and elect a speaker that has broad support, and that's what their objective is, i think that objective is a good objective.

    – Steny Hoyer

    The Liberal Party has dealt with the spill motion and now this matter is behind us, we think that when you elect a government, when you elect a prime minister, you deserve to keep that government and that prime minister until you have a chance to change your mind.

    – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott

    Do you want people to just bend with the wind, to mirror people's sentiment, whoever's in front of you? 'Oh yes, I used to be for that, but now I'm for this' -- is that the way we want to elect presidents?

    – Jeb Bush & Associates

    Democrats want judges who will rewrite the Constitution any way they can do it, and take away your Second Amendment, erase your borders, throw open your jailhouse doors and destroy your freedoms, we must elect more Republicans -- we have to do that.

    – Donald Trump

    I was skeptical of the proposal, but I'm Bill Owen, and the most important thing we can do is elect Democrats this fall and in 2020.

    – The DNC

    The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We ... either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good 'shutdown' in September to fix mess!

    – Donald Trump

    Unless there is a surprise, unless a party changes its stance, I don't expect parliament to elect a president tomorrow given the current circumstances, nothing can be ruled out, but parties are in any case preparing for elections.

    – Spyros Lykoudis

    But I believe that 'We the People' cannot afford to elect another Congress that lacks the courage to reach across the aisle and the independence to assert its constitutional authority.

    – Michael Bloomberg

    Are you with us or are you against us? And if you are against us we will defeat you. And if you are with us we will elect you.

    – Daniel Okrent

    Our country was founded on the idea that our rights come from the Creator, not the government. I'm afraid we're losing that, unless we elect a principled conservative leader ready to stand up for our values, we'll look back on what once was the land of opportunity and pass on a less prosperous nation to our children and grandchildren. That's why we need Ted Cruz.

    – Farris Wilks

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