e‧lect 1 S3 W3 / ɪlekt / 动词 [及物动词，通常被动态]

1 to choose someone for an official position by voting :

the country’s first democratically elected government

a new method for electing the leader of the party

elect somebody to something

He was elected to a US state governorship.

elect somebody (as) president/leader/mayor etc

In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament.

2 elect to do something formal to choose to do something :

You can elect to delete the message or save it.

THESAURUS

vote [不及物和及物动词] to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand etc : I’ve voted Democrat all my life. | You can vote for your favourite singer. | A majority of the people voted for independence. | In tomorrow’s election, many young people will be voting for the first time.

elect [及物动词] to choose a leader, representative, or government by voting, so that they become the new leader, representative etc : He was elected mayor of London. | the newly-elected government | I think we should start by electing a new chairman.

go to the polls if a country or voters go to the polls, they vote in an election - used especially in news reports : The US goes to the polls in November. | The economic crisis could well be a decisive factor when voters go to the polls this autumn.

take a vote if a group of people at a meeting take a vote, they vote about something : We should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer. | They took a vote and picked Bernard.

cast your vote formal to mark a piece of paper, call a telephone number etc in order to vote : The first votes have been cast in the country’s general election. | Click here to cast your vote.

ballot [及物动词] to ask the members of an organization to vote on something in order to decide what to do : The union will ballot its members on whether to go ahead with the strike action.

veto [及物动词] to vote against something that other people have agreed on, so that it cannot happen : The president has the right to veto any piece of legislation.