Syn. -- To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.
E*lect"ant (?), n. [L. electans, p. pr. of electare.] One who has the power of choosing; an elector. [R.]
E*lec"ta*ry (?), n. (Med.) See Electuary.
E*lec"tic (?), a. See Eclectic.
E*lec"ti*cism (?), n. See Eclecticism.
E*lec"tion (?), n. [F. élection, L. electio, fr. eligere to choose out. See Elect, a.] 1. The act of choosing; choice; selection.
2. The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor.
Corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom.
J. Adams.
3. Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act. "By his own election led to ill." Daniel.