Elect and Rule

Elect

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

Rule and elect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a verb "Elect".

Rule

Rule verb - To exercise authority or power over.

Elect and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elect" instead a verb "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

Common collocations

people elect people rule people
system elect system rule system
death elect death rule death
king elect king rule king

Both words in one sentence

  • Destructive Saviour aka: Destructive Savior In So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Earth is visited by a member of an alien civilization who elect lizards to rule them, and sends his robots to seek them out for communication.
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