elect

Example Sentences

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“It really underscores the urgency with which our elected officials and policymakers should be devising ways of mitigating the economic harm that is occurring as a result of immigration enforcement actions.”

From Los Angeles Times

This means public schools can close and state employees can elect to take the day off.

From Los Angeles Times

Both parties are hoping to make gains in the polls, which cover the Scottish parliament and the Welsh Senedd as well as thousands of council seats in England and a handful of directly elected mayoralties.

From BBC

Then there is the Green Party of England and Wales, with its new leader who was elected in September.

From BBC

These have increased almost nine-fold since Karacsony was elected mayor in 2019, and amounted to about one fifth of the capital's revenues this year.

From Barron's