elect
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an exclusive group of people
one of the elect who have power inside the government
Types & categories
- elite hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
select by a vote for an office or membership
We elected him chairman of the board
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
selected as the best
an elect circle of artists
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
choose
I elected to have my funds deposited automatically
Types & categories
- choose hypernym
Related & opposite
- elective derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | elect |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | elite |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | elite |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | election |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | electorate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | elect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | voter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | elective |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eligible |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | choose |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-opt |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reelect |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | elite |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | elect |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | selected |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | elective |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | choose |