ELECT in a Sentence
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290 example sentences for ELECT, such as:
1. They elect those whom they obey.
2. He was elected by a unanimous vote.
3. Then the congress elected its presidium.
4. He had missed being elected by a single vote.
5. The President elect will be installed next week.
2. He was elected by a unanimous vote.
3. Then the congress elected its presidium.
4. He had missed being elected by a single vote.
5. The President elect will be installed next week.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of ELECT
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elect
n. an exclusive group of people
Classic Sentence: (80 in 6 pages)
1 Tom was therefore elevated to a place with the Judge and the other elect, and the great news was announced from headquarters.
2 "Thank you," said Edmond with a friendly nod, and the two lovers continued on their way, as calm and joyous as if they were the very elect of heaven.
3 Into these pavilions he admitted the elect, and there, says Marco Polo, gave them to eat a certain herb, which transported them to Paradise, in the midst of ever-blooming shrubs, ever-ripe fruit, and ever-lovely virgins.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
Context Highlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
4 Franz de Quesnel, baron d'Epinay; he, as well as the notary, that there might be no mistake in the person, gave all his titles to the bride-groom elect.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault.
Context Highlight In Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault.
5 They seemed to Levin an elect band of blissful beings because they were here, near her.
6 And I shall regard it as an honor if they elect me for the district council.
7 It was proposed to elect as marshal in place of Snetkov either Sviazhsky, or, better still, Nevyedovsky, a former university professor, a man of remarkable intelligence and a great friend of Sergey Ivanovitch.
8 They elect those whom they obey.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—THE CONVENT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF PRINCIPL...
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—THE CONVENT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF PRINCIPL...
9 The elect felt troubled as well as the masses; in another manner, but quite as much.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
10 In the antechamber, upon long circular benches, reposed the elect; that is to say, those who were called.
11 He's a small farmer, not a big planter, and if the boys thought enough of him to elect him lieutenant, then it's not for any darky to talk impudent about him.
12 We must get together and oppose any move on the part of the Minneapolis clubs to elect another State Federation president from the Twin Cities.
13 But my choice and constant companions should be a set of my own immortal brotherhood; among whom, I would elect a dozen from the most ancient, down to my own contemporaries.
14 In April, Animal Farm was proclaimed a Republic, and it became necessary to elect a President.
15 Ordinary people waited till life disclosed to them its secrets, but to the few, to the elect, the mysteries of life were revealed before the veil was drawn away.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Voters always elect the candidate most tuned in to their needs.
2 After several years of Republican government, the pendulum will undoubtedly swing back and voters will elect a Democrat.
3 The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president.
4 The purpose of this meeting is to elect a new chairman.
5 At the opening of Congress, the members of the Democratic Party held a caucus to elect the Majority Leader of the House and the Party Whip.
6 The President elect will be installed next week.
7 She was an active trade unionist and had been elected a shop steward.
8 He was elected by a unanimous vote.
9 He had missed being elected by a single vote.
10 The candidate spoke in a bombastic way of all that he would do if elected.
11 If the opposition party can hang together over the next six months, they might just stand a chance of being elected.
12 To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old and must have been a United States citizen for seven years.
13 He wasn't elected because he didn't put his ideas over clearly enough.
14 Then the congress elected its presidium.