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reelect

/ih-lekt/US // ɪˈlɛkt //UK // (ɪˈlɛkt) //

改选,重选,重新选举,改選

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor.
    • : to determine in favor of.
    • : to pick out; choose: First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German.
    • : Theology. to select for divine mercy or favor, especially for salvation.
v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to choose or select someone or something, as by voting.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : selected, as for an office, but not yet inducted: the governor-elect.
    • : select or choice: an elect circle of artists.
    • : Theology. chosen by God, especially for eternal life.
n.名词 noun
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    the elect,

    • : a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
    • : Theology. a person or persons chosen by God, especially for favor or salvation.

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Examples

  • They are still on Pennsylvania's ballot, but Democrats have appealed a lower court's decision to the state Supreme Court, where their party has elected a majority of the justices.

  • While most are partisan elected officials, they are expected to carry out policies that benefit everyone.

  • Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to make “the largest-ever investment in clean energy research and innovation” if he is elected.

  • The chef is focused on advocating for the industry with elected officials, pushing for government assistance, and trying to create solidarity within the sector.

  • California finished the year without passing major police and housing reforms but with plenty of demand that elected officials go back and complete what they started.

  • The governor-elect, Attorney General Greg Abbott, accepted more than $6.8 million.

  • And Montana and South Dakota are basically red, of course, but are both elect Democrats sometimes.

  • Black Republican members-elect include Mia Love of Utah and Will Hurd of Texas.

  • In Georgia, Senator-elect David Perdue likewise garnered more than 40 percent of the Latino vote.

  • In a large society, there is just no way, no theoretical way, to choose, to elect, normal people.

  • The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.

  • When her marital relation ends she may elect to retain her marital or her original citizenship.

  • And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

  • Even if you elect to be the leader of fashion in San Francisco, your equipment need not be of unadulterated steel.

  • Each of these districts was asked to elect two Burgesses as representatives in their local government.