elective

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Isern has been teaching the class as an elective for six years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Harris, who is the author of “Slave Play,” has other elective affinities.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Finally, some states have an elective share — a minimum amount that a spouse may inherit, in the absence of prenup or postnup.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Dunbar is on an elective residency visa, which forbids her from working while she’s there, so she has to rely on passive income.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

New York members established the New York Central Woman Suffrage Association, and the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association declared its independence from the National, resolving to work “only for the elective franchise.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling