ELECTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

elected

verb

past tense of elect

as in selected

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I've elected to study French as my foreign language

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Recent Examples of elected Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr, who was elected in 2018, has supported Johnson's bid for a new trial. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Not long ago, voters here regularly elected Republicans and Democrats. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 Some advocates worry that could influence his policies if he is elected governor, Tamar Hallerman reports. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 She was initially elected in 2019 with a campaign focused on health equity, rural prosperity and climate action. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is running for reelection in a state Republicans have long dominated. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Omar, who was first elected to the House in 2018, represents Minnesota's 5th District, including Minneapolis. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 In overtime, the Rams won the toss and elected to defend first, a decision that soon proved to be genius by coach Sean McVay. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Then, head coach Nick Sirianni elected not to kick the ball out of the end zone, and the Jaguars returned the kick into Cam Little's field goal range. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Workforce transformation, talent instability, declining trust, AI and technological acceleration were also selected almost as frequently.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The sites selected for the projects—one in Cook Inlet, Alaska, and one in the Gulf of Maine—are smack in the middle of two endangered whale populations’ habitats.

— Ryan Green, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026

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The property later passed through several notable hands, including Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-chairman Kevin Huvane and filmmaker Roberto Sneider, before Channing Tatum picked it up for $6 million in 2015, according to Variety.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Kansas was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll; the highest finish of the Schneider era was fifth place in 2021-22.

— PJ Green October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

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