elect

élire

Choisir une personne pour un poste officiel par un vote.

En anglais simple : To choose someone for an official position by voting.

• We elect a new leader today.
• The council elected him president last year.
• How many representatives will voters elect?

Comment l'utiliser : elect someone as something (The members elected her as chair.); elect someone to something (Voters elected him to parliament.); elect someone something (The town elected her mayor.)

Synonymes : vote in

Expressions courantes : elect a president, elect someone mayor, elect a leader

choisir, décider

Choisir de faire quelque chose après avoir examiné les possibilités.

En anglais simple : To choose to do something after considering the possibilities.

• He elected to leave early.
• Several students elected to take the extra course.
• You may elect to receive payments once a month.

Comment l'utiliser : elect to do something (She elected to study at home.)

Synonymes : choose, decide, opt

Expressions courantes : elect to stay, elect to participate, elect to withdraw

élu

Élu à un poste, mais n’ayant pas encore officiellement pris ses fonctions.

En anglais simple : Chosen by voting for a position but not yet officially doing that job.

• The mayor-elect visited the school.
• Our president-elect has announced her plans.
• The governor-elect will meet the current governor tomorrow.

Comment l'utiliser : job title + elect (The president-elect will take office in January.)

Synonymes : incoming

Expressions courantes : president elect, mayor elect, governor elect