elective
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He says he has zero interest in the presidency or any other elective office.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
He told the court: "Without relief, they face the risk of criminal prosecution, a fine, a three-year disqualification from elective office, and, if Mr Goodwin were elected, potential invalidation of the result."
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
One of the greatest plays of our time, Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” confronts Goethe’s “Elective Affinities” with our own elective affinities.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
At 19, I had “top surgery”—a euphemism for an elective double mastectomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
True, handwriting was still offered as an elective, but, aside from herself, she knew few people who had taken it.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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