with obj.(常作be elected)
1- choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting选举, 推举：
he was elected as councillor
他被选为政务会委员
the members who were elected to the committee
经选举产生的委员会成员
with obj. and complement they elected him leader.他们推选他当领导。
1.1
- no obj. opt for or choose to do something作出选择：
members can elect for a voluntary audit
成员们可以选择自愿接受审计
with infinitive more people elected to work at home.更多的人选择在家中工作。
1.2
- Christian Theology (of God) choose (someone) in preference to others for salvation【基督教神学】（上帝）挑选（某人）（而使其灵魂永远得救）。
usu. as plural noun the elect
1- (of a person) chosen or singled out（人）选中的, 卓越的：
one of the century's elect.
本世纪卓越人物之一。
1.1
- Christian Theology chosen by God for salvation【基督教神学】蒙上帝挑选（而得救）的。
1.2
- postpositive elected to or chosen for a position but not yet in office当选（而尚未就职）的：
the President Elect.
当选总统。
派生词
electable
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin elect- 'picked out', from the verb eligere, from e- （variant of ex-） 'out' + legere 'to pick'.