Elect and Name

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Elect

Elect verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Usage example: I've elected to study French as my foreign language
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Name is a synonym for elect in choose topic. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a verb "Elect", when it comes to topics like activity, action, assign.
Nearby Words: election, elected, elective, electing, elector

Name

Name verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.
Usage example: was named the provost of the university
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Elect is a synonym for name in choose topic. Sometimes you can use "Elect" instead a verb "Name", if it concerns topics such as activity, assign.
Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

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small small elect small name
greek greek elect greek name

Common collocations

man elect man name man
people elect people name people
member elect member name member
someone elect someone name someone
Other words: team, heir, successor, son, members.

Both words in one sentence

  • President Evil The two mainstream candidates are so unelectable that the majority of voters rebel against them, write in Allie's name and elect him.
    Source: President Evil
  • The Unpronounceable The nymphs are identified by sensory impressions of sun and wind; the pair who elect to go to college name themselves after their fields, becoming Amaranth and Barley.
    Source: The Unpronounceable
  • In Back to the Future, both in 1985 and 1955, there's an election van driving around telling everyone to re-elect the mayor because progress is his middle name.
    Source: Metaphor is My Middle Name
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