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- related to or working by means of election（有关）选举的; 靠选举运作的：
an elective democracy.
推行选举的民主国家。
1.1
- (of a person or office) appointed or filled by election（人, 职位）选任的, 由选举产生的：
he had never held elective office
他从未担任过任何由选举产生的公职
the National Assembly, with 125 elective members.
由125个选举出来的成员组成的国民议会。
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- (of a body or position) possessing or giving the power to elect（机构, 职位）有选举权的; 可赋予选举权的：
powerful Emperors manipulated the elective body.
权力强大的君主操纵了选举机构。
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- (of a course of study) chosen by the student rather than compulsory（课程）选修的。
2.1
- (of surgical or medical treatment) chosen by the patient rather than urgently necessary（手术或药物治疗）非急需的, 可做可不做的。
- chiefly N. Amer. an optional course of study〈主北美〉选修课程。
派生词
electively
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French electif, -ive, from late Latin electivus, from elect- 'picked out', from the verb eligere （see ELECT）.