electing

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
elect [sb]⇒ vtr	(appoint by voting)	elegir a vtr + prep
	Voters in the country have elected their first female president.
	Los votantes del país eligieron a la primera mujer presidente.
elect [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr	(appoint by voting) (por votación)	elegir a alguien para loc verb + prep
	This year, voters will elect two new people to the town council.
	Este año, los votantes elegirán dos personas nuevas para el ayuntamiento.
elect [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr	(appoint by voting) (por votación)	elegir⇒ vtr
	Voters elected the retired principal as mayor of their city.
	Los votantes eligieron al director jubilado como alcalde de su ciudad.
elect to do [sth] vi + prep	formal (choose)	elegir⇒ vtr
		escoger⇒ vtr
		seleccionar⇒ vtr
	Party A to the contract elects to commission services from Party B.
	El partido A elige contratar los servicios del partido B.
elect adj	(selected for office)	electo/a adj
Note: follows the noun
	The governor elect spent the weekend giving press interviews.
	El gobernador electo pasó el fin de semana dando entrevistas a la prensa.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
the elect npl	(those chosen)	elegidos nmpl
		escogidos nmpl
	After passing the difficult test, Chris felt he had entered the small circle of the elect.
	Después de aprobar el difícil examen, Chris sintió que había entrado en el reducido círculo de los elegidos.
the elect npl	(those chosen by God)	elegidos nmpl
	The preacher preached that only the elect will have salvation after death.
	El pastor predicó que solo los elegidos obtendrían la salvación después de la muerte.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
elect [sb] president v expr	(vote for [sb] to be president)	elegir a alguien para presidente loc verb
President-Elect n	(US president before inauguration)	presidente electo, presidenta electa nm, nf + adj
president-elect n	(president prior to induction)	presidente electo, presidenta electa nm, nf + adj
	The meeting was addressed by the president elect of the British Medical Association.
	La reunión fue presidida por el presidente electo de la asociación médica británica.
reelect [sb], re-elect⇒ vtr	(vote into power again)	reelegir⇒ vtr
		elegir de nuevo loc verb

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