"preelect" meaning in English

See preelect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preelects [present, singular, third-person], preelecting [participle, present], preelected [participle, past], preelected [past]
Etymology: pre- + elect Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|elect}} pre- + elect Head templates: {{en-verb}} preelect (third-person singular simple present preelects, present participle preelecting, simple past and past participle preelected)
  1. (transitive) To elect beforehand; forechoose. Tags: transitive Synonyms: pre-elect
    Sense id: en-preelect-en-verb-6ckRql4x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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