elective
See also: élective
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛktɪv
Adjective
elective (comparative more elective, superlative most elective)
- Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
- Bancroft
- the independent use of their elective franchise
- Dryden
- Kings of Rome were at first elective […]
- Bancroft
- Optional or discretionary; chosen, not mandatory.
- My insurance wouldn't pay for the operation because it was elective surgery.
Translations
of or pertaining to voting or elections
optional or discretionary
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Noun
elective (plural electives)
- Something that is an option or that may be elected, like a course of tertiary study or a medical procedure.
Anagrams
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