Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for E-LECT'IVE
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E-LECT'IVE, a.
- Dependent on choice, as an elective monarchy, in which the king is raised to the throne by election; opposed to hereditary.
- Bestowed or passing by election; as, an office is elective.
- Pertaining to or consisting in choice or right of choosing; as, elective franchise.
- Exerting the power of choice; as, an elective act.
- Selecting for combination; as, an elective attraction, which is a tendency in bodies to unite with certain kinds of matter in preference to others.
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