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   Elect (?), a. [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]
   1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. “Colors quaint elect.”  Spenser.
   
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   2. (Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. “The elect angels.”  1 Tim. v. 21.
   
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   3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, “bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.”
   
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   Elect, n.
   1. One chosen or set apart.
   
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   Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Is. xlii. 1.
   
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   2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation.
   
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   Shall not God avenge his won elect? Luke xviii. 7.
   
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   Elect, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elected; p. pr. & vb. n. Electing.]
   1. To pick out; to select; to choose.
   
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   The deputy elected by the Lord. Shak.
   
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   2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, “to elect a representative, a president, or a governor”.
   
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   3. (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
   
   Syn. -- To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.
   
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