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elective

adjective as in able to be chosen

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Hoover and Trump became president after winning their first campaigns for elective office, and both entered the White House as wealthy men.

Because it’s an elective procedure, it usually costs thousands of dollars per session out of pocket.

From Salon

"Benign gives the perception that it is not urgent, so when it comes to elective planned lists, compared to other surgical specialties, gynaecology often got de-prioritised," she added.

From BBC

"It's important to deal with this condition because we know that the outcome is so different between emergency surgery and elective planned surgery," he said.

From BBC

Enriching curriculum; for example, with more electives and career pathways.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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