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What is the adjective for electing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb elect which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

elective
  1. Of, or pertaining to voting or elections
  2. That involves a choice between options; optional or discretionary
  3. Synonyms:
      4. discretionary, voluntary, optional, nonobligatory, noncompulsory, facultative, free, not compulsory, discretional, volitional, permissive, open, non-compulsory, non-mandatory, not required, up to the individual, at your discretion, unforced, unrestricted, uncompelled, arbitrary, nonmandatory, open to choice, flexible, possible, extra, at one's call, no strings attached, unenforced, unconstrained, unbidden, opted, unprescribed, spontaneous, unasked, elected, wilful, willful, deliberate, gratuitous, volunteer, free-willed, witting, autonomous, willed, intended, willing, freewill, uncoerced, intentional … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Entrepreneurship was one of the elective modules he studied as an undergraduate.”
      “Should things go wrong at any time, the people will set them right by the peaceable exercise of their elective vote.”
elect
  1. (postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
  2. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. future, designate, chosen, coming, appointed, next, elected, presumptive, prospective, soon-to-be, to-be, -to-be, new, succeeding, incoming, soon to take office, newly elected, newly appointed, select, favored, favoured, choice, preferred, selected, handpicked, favourite, favorite, picked, elite, cherry-picked, hand-picked, first-line, of choice, exclusive, popular, privileged, particular, carefully chosen, culled, ideal, designated, fave, screened, recommended, in, noble, preferential, weeded … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The Archbishop of Canterbury elect becomes a Druid and is indignant at those who think he may be flirting with paganism.”
      “The elect few are represented as wise individuals whose insights deliver them from the wearisome, meaningless rounds of human existence.”
electoral
  1. relating to or composed of electors
  2. of, or relating to elections
  3. Synonyms:
      4. elective, voting, electing, constituent, balloting, democratic, election, polling, appointive, appointing, selecting, by vote, selective, filled by election, passed by vote, chosen by election … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “His prescription also falls short by not addressing how our current electoral rules waste votes and suppress potential participation.”
      “The kind of universal electoral process you describe sounds wonderful at first blush and I might even consider voting for such a system.”
      “Tasmania's got an electoral system where there's only 25 members of their lower house, the House of Assembly.”
electable
  1. able to be elected to office
  2. Examples:
      3. “They are betraying our democracy by not providing an electable alternative.”
      “He's continuing to make the case that he would be the most electable next November.”
      “I mean, the reason I think she's the most electable Democrat has nothing to do with race or gender.”
electorial
  1. electoral
  2. Examples:
      3. “Your vote is still counted and since we have an electorial college it allows for people in smaller states and from rural areas to have a vote as well.”
elected
  1. simple past tense and past participle of elect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. made, appointed, designated, assigned, named, nominated, ordained, delegated, selected, chose, decreed, entitled, established, christened, constituted, denominated, employed, enlisted, enrolled, installed, labeled, labelled, picked, placed, proffered, titled, engaged, hired, inducted, posted, recruited, setted, signed up, tendered, voted in, invested in, commissioned, detailed, adopted, tapped, authorized, cast, tabbed, empowered, installed as, authorised, co-opted, voted, tagged, advanced … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As an elected Councillor, I must question the residents' ability to pay these increases.”
electing
  1. present participle of elect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. selecting, picking, handpicking, tagging, designating, opting for, deciding on, settling on, singling out, picking out, fixing on, plumping for, cherry-picking, deciding upon, going down the line, choosing, preferring, taking, going for, adopting, favoring, favouring, naming, voting for, deciding, opting, nominating, liking, desiring, appointing, wishing, wanting, fancying, pleasing, settling upon, seeing fit, embracing, determining, returning, resolving, culling, optating, feeling disposed to, plumping, feeling like, taking up, fixing upon, sifting out, agreeing, marking … more
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