/ɪˈlekt ||; ɪˈlɛkt/verb[T] 1 elect sb (to sth);elect sb (as sth) to choose sb to have a particular job or position by voting for him/her 选举: He was elected to Parliament in 1970. 他在1970年当选为国会议员。The committee elected her as their representative. 委员会选她为代表。
2 (formal 正式)elect to do sth to decide to do sth 决定做（某事）