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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
elect . - noun One who is elected.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective subject to popular election
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Examples
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_federalist_ would be elected from this county, but for his part, he said that there would be no _harm in it_ -- it would be a _good thing to have federals elected_ -- and that if Mr. Young could be elected, he did not care _how many federals_ were elected. '
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| Reply | Permalink o.k., one more time ... there are pledged delegates (what you call elected delegates) and there are unpledged delegates (aka superdelegates) ...
SurveyUSA: Hillary And Obama Win Electoral College In Distinct Ways 2009
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Will you miss our term elected president BUSH or Will you just wash yourself in liberal lefty dribble?
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Will you miss our term elected president BUSH or Will you just wash yourself in liberal lefty dribble?
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Will you miss our term elected president BUSH or Will you just wash yourself in liberal lefty dribble? en Español
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Will you miss our term elected president BUSH or Will you just wash yourself in liberal lefty dribble?
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I was, in short, "elected," by an obsession equal to a conviction; and what with her insistently obtruded as a bonus I never was permitted to lose sight of the ghastly prize of skill added to merit.
Desert Dust J. Clinton Shepherd 1911
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You know things are bad when your best reason to get elected is because you have lost so much.
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I don't think soon-to-be felons can serve in elected capacities when they get out.
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Not a big GOP fan, but what's most concerning is the GOP's obvious new leadership requirement – you must have a personal life they feel is worthy of your staying in elected office.
SC GOP chair says Sanford should consider stepping down 2009
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