See elect on Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "66 34",
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"_dis1": "66 34",
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"word": "wählen"
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{
"_dis1": "66 34",
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"word": "διαλέγω"
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"word": "選ぶ"
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"word": "postanowić"
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{
"_dis1": "66 34",
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"word": "elixir"
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"word": "wählen"
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"_dis1": "31 69",
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"word": "ເລືອກຕັ້ງ"
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"_dis1": "31 69",
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"word": "ᩃᩮᩥᩬᨠᨲᩢ᩠᩶ᨦ"
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"_dis1": "31 69",
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"word": "обира́ти"
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"_dis1": "31 69",
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"_dis1": "31 69",
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "əntrel",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "ընտրել"
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"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "aleg"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "abirácʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
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"word": "абіра́ць"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "abrácʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
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"word": "абра́ць"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vybirácʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
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"word": "выбіра́ць"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "výbracʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
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"word": "вы́браць"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izbiram",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "избирам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "elegir"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "選"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "syun²",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "选"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "選舉"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xuǎnjǔ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "选举"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "volit"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "vælge"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "verkiezen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "elekti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "valita"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "élire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "elixir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "wählen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eklégo",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "εκλέγω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "arkhairesíazō",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "ἀρχαιρεσίαζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hairéomai",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "αἱρέομαι"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kheirotonéō",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "χειροτονέω"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prokheirízomai",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "προχειρίζομαι"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "választ"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "elektar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "togh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "eleggere"
},
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"alt": "せんきょする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "senkyo suru",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "選挙する"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑh chnaot",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "បោះឆ្នោត"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seon'geohada",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "선거하다"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lư̄ak tang",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "ເລືອກຕັ້ງ"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "ēligō"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "dīligō"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "legō"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "izglasuva",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
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"word": "изгласува"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "izglasa",
"sense": "to choose in election",
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"word": "изгласа"
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{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "reih"
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{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "teih"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "pōti"
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{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "êlithe"
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{
"code": "nod",
"lang": "Northern Thai",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "ᩃᩮᩥᩬᨠᨲᩢ᩠᩶ᨦ"
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{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "filuu"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "wybierać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "eleger"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "alege"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vybirátʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выбира́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výbratʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "вы́брать"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbirátʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "избира́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbrátʹ",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "избра́ть"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "tagh"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "izabrati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "elegir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "esleer"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "välja"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "เลือกตั้ง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "seçmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "saylamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obyráty",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обира́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obráty",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обра́ти"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vybyráty",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
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"word": "вибира́ти"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výbraty",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"tags": [
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"word": "ви́брати"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "bầu"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "tuyển cử"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to choose in election",
"word": "bầu cử"
}
],
"word": "elect"
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"text": "He is the President elect.",
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"(postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office."
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"ref": "1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:",
"text": "colours quaint elect",
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 5:21:",
"text": "the elect angels",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izbran",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "избран"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "valgt"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "udvalgt"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "vastavalittu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "tuleva"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "élu"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "electo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "gewählt"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eklegménos",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "εκλεγμένος"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "izbran",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "избран"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "valgt"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "valgt"
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "valt"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"tags": [
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"word": "eleito"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ízbrannyj",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "и́збранный"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "electo"
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"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "uteuzi"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "vald"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "tân cử"
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "oysgeklibn",
"sense": "who has been elected",
"word": "אױסגעקליבן"
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"word": "elect"
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