Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with elect in British Collocation
elect
verb
transitive
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ɪˈlekt/
in fair elections
constitutionally
democratically
freely
legitimately
The next step in the process is to democratically elect a Regional Council to oversee and run the region.
when everyone votes for someone
unanimously
The board unanimously elected its chief executive to succeed Mr Weill as chairman.
by the people in a particular area
locally
nationally
regionally
They were locally elected officials who listened to the people and gave them what they wanted.
at the correct time or according to the correct procedure
duly
formally
Councillor Bresland was duly elected and took up the position as Chairman.
when most people vote for someone
by a landslide
overwhelmingly
He was overwhelmingly elected president of the new republic.
directly/indirectly
directly
indirectly
The parliament represents the EU’s citizens and is directly elected by them.