Entry 8 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Elect

/ĭl-ĕkt'/ · E·lect · IPA /ɪˈlɛkt/

01 a. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

1.
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
2.
Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.(Theol.)
3.
Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.

02 n. One chosen or set apart.

1.
One chosen or set apart.
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.” — Is. xlii. 1.
2.
Those who are chosen for salvation.(Theol.)
“Shall not God avenge his won elect?” — Luke xviii. 7.

03 v. t. To pick out; to select; to choose.

imp. & p. p. Elected; p. pr. & vb. n. Electing

1.
To pick out; to select; to choose.
“The deputy elected by the Lord.” — Shak.
2.
To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
3.
To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.(Theol.)

Syn. To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.