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elects

elects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elect.

elects is the plural 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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Questions about elects

What is elects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Elects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elect.

Words near elects in the dictionary

  1. electrozones
  2. electroösmosis
  3. electrum
  4. electrums
  5. Electryon
  6. elects
  7. electuaries
  8. electuary
  9. eledoisin
  10. eledoisins
  11. Eleebana

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