elect
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Without equal citizenship, equal voting rights, and equal opportunity to elect representatives of one’s choice, republican government was an impossibility.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
For the first time since the Great Depression, the state could elect a governor with facial hair.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
What’s more, class B holders are entitled to elect a majority of board members.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Come November, voters could elect the first female governor in state history, or possibly the first Latino governor in more than 150 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The week after Lieutenant Scheisskopf followed Clevinger’s recommendation and let the men elect their own cadet officers, the squadron won the yellow pennant.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing elect
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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