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electing

electing is the present participle and gerund of elect.

Meaning of elect

Verb

elect (third-person singular simple present elects, present participle electing, simple past and past participle elected)

  1. (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something).
  2. (transitive) (Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an election to hold office.
    • President Obama in a speech this past week said that we should solve the nation's bee problem. Oh, God, we elected a guy who sympathizes with bees?2014, Norm Macdonald Live, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Norm Macdonald

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Words formed from electing

Questions about electing

What is electing the present participle and gerund of?
Electing is the present participle and gerund of elect.

Words near electing in the dictionary

  1. electee
  2. electees
  3. electer
  4. electest
  5. electeth
  6. electing
  7. election
  8. election cake
  9. election campaign
  10. election campaigns
  11. election day

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