to choose someone by voting so that they represent you or hold an official position 选举；推选 | Every nation should have a right to elect their own government. 每个国家都应该有权选举出自己的政府。 |
| The council is elected by popular vote. 委员会是由全民公投选出的。 |
| elect sb to sth He was elected to parliament by a large majority. 他以多数票入选议会。 |
| elect sb as sth He was elected the next day as Vice President. 第二天他当选为副总统。 |
| elect sb president/chairman/leader etc Smith was elected executive chairman of a new steering committee. 史密斯当选为新一届指导委员会的执行主席。 |
| elect sb to do sth We were elected to tackle poverty, and that’ s what we will do. 我们被选举出来解决贫困问题，而那也正是我们要做的。 |