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  • noun Plural form of elective.

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Examples

  • They are 2 of the 18 states that can recall their electives!

    Michelle Malkin 2008

  • They are 2 of the 18 states that can recall their electives!

    Michelle Malkin 2008

  • During my senior year in high school one of my electives was to be a library aide.

    bookgirl's nightstand 2008

  • That perspective would encompass all the world's great religions and a few less well-known "electives" as well.

    Matthew Anderson: The Case for Blending Church and State 2010

  • That perspective would encompass all the world's great religions and a few less well-known "electives" as well.

    Matthew Anderson: The Case for Blending Church and State 2010

  • That would never be countenanced in my British school both were private, but the American one was heavy on "electives".

    Does reading on the internet count as reading? Ann Althouse 2008

  • Also, a major amount of the subjects a student studies is often of the school's choosing, though the student has more and more say in their "electives" in middle school and high school.

    Family Education 2006

  • You’re forced into electives, which is how I ended up taking courses in neurology and sustainable development.

    Matthew Yglesias » Philosopher-Pundits of the World Unite 2007

  • If one could only hit upon the right "electives," he could become a scholar with very little study, and without grappling with any of the real difficulties in the way of an education.

    Complete Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864

  • If one could only hit upon the right "electives," he could become a scholar with very little study, and without grappling with any of the real difficulties in the way of an education.

    As We Were Saying Charles Dudley Warner 1864

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