ELECTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

elected

verb

past tense of elect

as in selected

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I've elected to study French as my foreign language

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Recent Examples of elected McGuire, a former Navy SEAL, was elected that year after ousting then-House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good in a GOP primary. — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026 This measure removes the State Constitution’s carveout requiring Jackson County’s property assessor to be appointed rather than elected. — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Doncic elected not to play for his national team during the FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers to focus on his family. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Burgess recalls Granger meeting with him in her Capitol Hill office before he was first elected to represent the 26th District. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 Ingoglia is a former Republican Party of Florida chairman who was a state senator when DeSantis appointed him, replacing Jimmy Patronis, who was elected to Congress. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Flora was first elected to the Assembly in 2016 and earned a reputation as an easygoing legislator who went on to serve as his party’s top budget official in the chamber. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Johnson County residents can also weigh in on Amendment 4, which asks voters to make Kansas Supreme Court justices elected positions. — Taylor O'Connor 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 Webb, 76, is a former Democratic state lawmaker and was first elected in 2014. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2026

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Berg was selected during a vote among MLS club owners, over fellow finalist David Nathanson – a former Fox executive.

— John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Warfighter of the Week is a command program in which the ship’s captain personally recognizes exemplary sailors selected by their leadership for their accomplishments.

— Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026

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The mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots the Chinese team picked for their device behave differently.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
To help those contemplating a foreign move get started, Forbes has picked 96 attractive retirement locales across 24 different countries on five continents.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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