Elected
Preferred
Preferred adjective - Singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking.
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Elected and preferred are semantically related in picked topic. You can use "Elected" instead the word "Preferred" as an adjective or a verb, if it concerns topics such as chosen, favorite.
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Likewise, "Chair" is now the preferred term in academia for the elected head of a university department.
Source: She Is the King -
A variation on the above can also happen during general elections where there are more than two major parties, if a voter finds their preferred candidate is not popular enough to get elected so they will vote for a candidate they only mostly agree with to keep out someone they really dislike.
Source: Realpolitik
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