elect
elected
verb
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To make a choice or selection.
adjective
3. Theology. Selected by divine will for salvation.
noun
3. (used with a pl. verb) An exclusive group of people. Used with the: one of the elect who have power inside the government.
[Middle English electen, from Latin ēligere, ēlēct-, to select : ē-, ex-, ex- + legere, to choose.]