"adlect" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From adlēct-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin adlegō, an alternative spelling of allegō (“I select, choose, recruit, or elect; I admit (to or into something)”).",
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        "To choose or elect, especially to promote someone to higher office before they have served in a lower capacity."
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