elect

"Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

choose, pick out, select, take

choose

"I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

elect

is derived from

elective

is a type of (narrower)

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

"Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

choose, pick out, select, take

adjectives

selected as the best

"an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

elect, elite

elected but not yet installed in office

"the president elect"

elect

is similar to

arriving at a place or position

"incoming class"; "incoming mail"

incoming