Elect

e-lekf, v. t. To pick out, make choice of; to select for office or employment, select by vote, choose, prefer, appoint. (Theol.) To designate as an object of mercv or favor. —a. Chosen; taken by preference. (Theol.) Set apart to eternal life. Chosen, but not invested with office. — n. One chosen or set apart, pi. {Theol.) Those chosen for salvation. — Elecficism, -T-sizm, n. Eclecticism. — Elocution, n. Act of choosing; choice; act of' choosing one to fill an office; power of choosing; free will; discriminating choice; discernment. (Theol.) Predetermination of individuals as objects of mercv and salvation. Those elected. [OF.]. — Electioneer'', -er', v. i. [-eered (-erd'), -eeror ink, tiien, boNboN, chair, get. ixg.] To use influence, argument, or arts curing the election of a candidate. — Elective, a. 136