elected
adjectiveHow many syllables in elected?
There are 3 syllables in the word elected.How to pronounce elected:
Definition of elected:
- elected (adjective):
- carefully selected chosen
- subject to popular election.
- of or relating to a country, organization, or system in which leaders are chosen or decisions are made by voting
Synonyms for elected:
appointed
assigned
chosen
commissioned
democratic
elect
electoral
incoming
named
nonappointive
representative
Antonyms for elected:
autocratic
despotic
dictatorial
high-handed
nondemocratic
repressive
totalitarian
undemocratic
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