elect+to+do+sth

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• elect to do sth — ► FORMAL to choose to do a particular thing: »The building society elected to become a stock market company in 2008. Main Entry: ↑elect …   Financial and business terms

• elect — The conversion of a conditional order into a market order. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. elect elect 2 adjective chairman/​president elect a person who has been elected to a particular job but has not yet started doing it: • the… …   Financial and business terms

• elect — e|lect1 W3S2 [ıˈlekt] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: electus, past participle of eligere to choose ] 1.) to choose someone for an official position by voting ▪ the country s first democratically elected government ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• elect — 1 /I lekt/ verb 1 (T) to choose someone for an official position by voting: the country s first democratically elected government | elect sb to: She was elected to Parliament in 1978. | elect sb president/mayor etc: Ronald Reagan was first… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• elect*/*/ — [ɪˈlekt] verb [T] I to choose someone to represent you or to hold an official position, by voting for them Every nation should have a right to elect its own government.[/ex] He was elected to parliament by a large majority.[/ex] Havel was elected …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• president — noun 1 leader of a republic ADJECTIVE ▪ American, French, etc. ▪ Democrat, Democratic, Republican ▪ vice (AmE) (vice president …   Collocations dictionary

• vote — 1 noun 1 CHOICE (C) a choice or decision that you make by voting in an election or meeting: The Democratic Party is counting on your vote. (+ for/against): There were 402 votes for Mr Williams, and 372 against. | cast your vote (=vote in a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• vote — vote1 W3S3 [vəut US vout] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in election/to support)¦ 2 vote somebody into/out of power/office/parliament etc 3¦(choose for prize)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 vote something a success/the best etc 6 I vote ... 7 vote with your wallet 8 vote with your …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• return — re|turn1 W1S2 [rıˈtə:n US ə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go back)¦ 2¦(give back)¦ 3¦(feeling/situation)¦ 4¦(do the same)¦ 5¦(answer)¦ 6¦(ball)¦ 7¦(elect)¦ 8 return a verdict 9¦(profit)¦ Phrasal verbs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English