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self-electing

self-electing is the present participle and gerund of self-elect.

Meaning of self-elect

Verb

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

  1. To self-select; to choose for oneself, rather than having another choose for one.
    • In the fundamental part he therefore argues: “Truly good works are not self-elected works of monastic or any other holiness, but such only as God has commanded, and as are comprehended within the bounds of one's particular calling, and all works.1520, Martin Luther, A Treatise on Good Works Together With the Letter of Dedication
  2. (ambitransitive) To self-appoint; to volunteer; to take on a role one has chosen for oneself.
    • Which of ye will venture upon me? —Will you, Mr. Constable self-elect? or you, sir, with a pimple on your nose, got at Oxford by hard drinking, your only badge of loyalty?1802, Charles Lamb, John Woodvil, A Tragedy

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Questions about self-electing

What is self-electing the present participle and gerund of?
Self-electing is the present participle and gerund of self-elect.

Words near self-electing in the dictionary

  1. self-effacingness
  2. self-efficacies
  3. self-efficacy
  4. self-elect
  5. self-elected
  6. self-electing
  7. self-elective
  8. self-elects
  9. self-elevation
  10. self-elevations
  11. self-embedding

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