elected
Americanadjective
noun
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the elected. elect.
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a politician, officer, or official who has been chosen by vote.
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“Kansans elected them to focus on education, job creation, housing and grocery costs.”
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
So sore loser or not, he tapped into a lack of faith in elected officials and simmering frustration with City Hall, which happen to be the essence of today’s column.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
"I was elected to serve this country notwithstanding difficult circumstances - that is what I am doing."
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
This tale of two high streets will be one of the issues facing the person elected to Westminster to represent the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry constituency next week.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
In fact, before Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, ten of the first fifteen American presidents owned enslaved people or grew up in slaveholding households.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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