elect

adj 1: selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite

colleges" [syn: {elite}]

2: elected but not yet installed in office; "the president

elect" [syn: {elect(ip)}]

n : an exclusive group of people: "one of the elect who have

power inside the government" [syn: {chosen}]

v 1: select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected

him chairman of the board"

2: choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"