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adlecting

adlecting is the present participle and gerund of adlect.

Meaning of adlect

Verb

adlect (third-person singular simple present adlects, present participle adlecting, simple past and past participle adlected)

  1. To choose or elect, especially to promote someone to higher office before they have served in a lower capacity.

Questions about adlecting

What is adlecting the present participle and gerund of?
Adlecting is the present participle and gerund of adlect.

Words near adlecting in the dictionary

  1. adlayer
  2. adlayers
  3. adlays
  4. adlect
  5. adlected
  6. adlecting
  7. adlection
  8. adlections
  9. adlects
  10. adlegation
  11. Adleman

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