elect /ɪˈlɛkt/adjective 2noun 2verb 2forms 5 adjective2 •[after a noun] Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.He is the President elect. •Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.the elect angels — 1611 noun2 •One chosen or set apart. •In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. — 1611 verb2 •To choose or make a decision (to do something). •(Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an election to hold office.President Obama in a speech this past week said that we should solve the nation's bee problem. Oh, God, we elected a guy who sympathizes with bees? — 2014 formselected · electing · electeth · elects · electest