· an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"
Synonym(s): chosen
Hypernym(s): elite, elite_group
· select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
Hypernym(s): choose, take, select, pick_out
· choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
Hypernym(s): choose, take, select, pick_out
· selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
Synonym(s): elite
· elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"