Assign and Elect

Assign

Assign verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.
Usage example: the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city

Elect is a synonym for assign in appoint topic. In some cases you can use "Elect" instead a verb "Assign", when it comes to topics like select for, select and give a responsibility.

Elect

Elect verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Assign is a synonym for elect. Sometimes you can use "Assign" instead a verb "Elect".

Common collocations

people assign people elect people
member assign member elect member
class assign class elect class
governor assign governor elect governor
Other words: members.
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