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   e·lect

   /əˈlek(t)/

   verb

   • 1. choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting: "the members who were elected to the committee"
   • ▪ opt for or choose to do something: "freshman year you could elect Industrial Arts"
   • ▪ (of God) choose (someone) in preference to others for salvation.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) chosen or singled out.
   • ▪ chosen by God for salvation: "the elect group of saints which was predestined for heaven"
   • ▪ elected to or chosen for a position but not yet in office: "the president elect"

   plural

   • 1. people who are chosen or singled out: "one of the century's elect"
   • ▪ the people chosen by God for salvation: "success was a sign that they were one of the elect"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

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