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(1):

(n.) Those who are chosen for salvation.

(2):

(a.) Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

(3):

(n.) One chosen or set apart.

(4):

(v. t.) To pick out; to select; to choose.

(5):

(v. t.) To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.

(6):

(v. t.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.

(7):

(a.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.

(8):

(a.) Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Elect'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/elect.html. 1828.
 
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