| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| electing | present participle & vb. noun | of Elect |
| electant | noun | One who has the power of choosing; an elector. |
| electary | noun | See Electuary. |
| election | adjective | The act of choosing; choice; selection., The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor., Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act., Discriminating choice; discernment., Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; — one of the “five points” of Calvinism., The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other., Those who are elected. |
| elective | adjective | Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act., Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral., Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office., In an American college, an optional study or course of study. |
| electric | adjective | Alt. of Electrical, A nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity. |
| electro- | A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic; electro-magnet. | |
| electron | noun | Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum. |
| electrum | noun | Amber., An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients., German-silver plate. See German silver, under German. |