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1 elect
[ɪ'lɛkt] 1. vt 2. adjthe president elect — prezydent m elekt m
to elect to do sth — zdecydować się ( perf) coś (z)robić
* * *[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) wybierać2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) zdecydować, wybrać2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nowo wybrany- election- electioneer
- elector
- electoral
- electorate
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