| election | | |
| n. (act) | 1. election | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office.; "the results of the election will be announced tonight" |
| ~ reelection | election again.; "he did not run for reelection" |
| ~ vote | the opinion of a group as determined by voting.; "they put the question to a vote" |
| ~ general election | a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies. |
| ~ primary, primary election | a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen. |
| ~ by-election, bye-election | a special election between regular elections. |
| ~ runoff | a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner. |
| ~ poll | the counting of votes (as in an election). |
| ~ absentee ballot | (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day). |
| ~ contestee | a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested. |
| ~ contester | someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.). |
| ~ public servant | someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment). |
| ~ absolute majority, majority | (elections) more than half of the votes. |
| ~ relative majority, plurality | (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes). |
| n. (act) | 2. election | the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice.; "her election of medicine as a profession" |
| ~ selection, choice, option, pick | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ co-optation, co-option | the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership). |
| ~ cumulative vote | an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner. |
| n. (state) | 3. election | the status or fact of being elected.; "they celebrated his election" |
| ~ status, position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. election | the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists). |
| ~ foreordination, predetermination, preordination, predestination | (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind). |
| elect | | |
| n. (group) | 1. chosen, elect | an exclusive group of people.; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| v. (social) | 2. elect | select by a vote for an office or membership.; "We elected him chairman of the board" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ co-opt | choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague.; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation" |
| ~ reelect, return | elect again. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. elect | choose.; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| adj. | 4. elect, elite | selected as the best.; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges" |
| ~ selected | chosen in preference to another. |
| adj. | 5. elect | elected but not yet installed in office.; "the president elect" |
| ~ incoming | arriving at a place or position.; "incoming class"; "incoming mail" |
| pick | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. choice, pick, selection | the person or thing chosen or selected.; "he was my pick for mayor" |
| ~ deciding, decision making | the cognitive process of reaching a decision.; "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
| ~ pleasure | a formal expression.; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" |
| ~ favorite, favourite | something regarded with special favor or liking.; "that book is one of my favorites" |
| ~ way | doing as one pleases or chooses.; "if I had my way" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. pick, picking | the quantity of a crop that is harvested.; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" |
| ~ output, yield, production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time).; "production was up in the second quarter" |
| n. (group) | 3. cream, pick | the best people or things in a group.; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. filling, pick, weft, woof | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ thread, yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| ~ weave | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. pick, plectron, plectrum | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ guitar pick | a plectrum used to pluck a guitar. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. pick | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material.; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ ice pick, icepick | pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice. |
| ~ toothpick | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. pick, pickax, pickaxe | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" |
| ~ edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge). |
| ~ mattock | a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle. |
| n. (act) | 8. pick | a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body.; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" |
| ~ basketball play | a play executed by a basketball team. |
| n. (act) | 9. choice, option, pick, selection | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ casting | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie. |
| ~ coloration, colouration | choice and use of colors (as by an artist). |
| ~ sampling | (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study. |
| ~ decision, determination, conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ willing, volition | the act of making a choice.; "followed my father of my own volition" |
| ~ election | the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice.; "her election of medicine as a profession" |
| ~ balloting, vote, voting, ballot | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. pick | select carefully from a group.; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ hand-pick | pick personally and very carefully.; "the director hand-picked his new team" |
| v. (contact) | 11. cull, pick, pluck | look for and gather.; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| ~ mushroom | pick or gather mushrooms.; "We went mushrooming in the Fall" |
| ~ berry | pick or gather berries.; "We went berrying in the summer" |
| v. (communication) | 12. blame, find fault, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| v. (creation) | 13. pick | provoke.; "pick a fight or a quarrel" |
| ~ call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | evoke or provoke to appear or occur.; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
| v. (change) | 14. pick | remove in small bits.; "pick meat from a bone" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 15. clean, pick | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.; "Clean the turkey" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (possession) | 16. pick | pilfer or rob.; "pick pockets" |
| ~ rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" |
| v. (possession) | 17. foot, pick | pay for something.; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (contact) | 18. pick, pluck, plunk | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ twang | pluck (strings of an instrument).; "He twanged his bow" |
| v. (contact) | 19. break up, pick | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example.; "Pick open the ice" |
| ~ hack, chop | cut with a hacking tool. |
| ~ pierce | cut or make a way through.; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" |
| v. (contact) | 20. beak, peck, pick | hit lightly with a picking motion. |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (consumption) | 21. nibble, pick, piece | eat intermittently; take small bites of.; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| select | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ empanel, impanel, panel | select from a list.; "empanel prospective jurors" |
| ~ anoint | choose by or as if by divine intervention.; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group" |
| ~ field | select (a team or individual player) for a game.; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl" |
| ~ sieve, sift | distinguish and separate out.; "sift through the job candidates" |
| ~ draw | select or take in from a given group or region.; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" |
| ~ dial | choose by means of a dial.; "dial a telephone number" |
| ~ plump, go | give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number.; "I plumped for the losing candidates" |
| ~ pick | select carefully from a group.; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
| ~ elect | choose.; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" |
| ~ excerpt, extract, take out | take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy. |
| ~ cull out, winnow | select desirable parts from a group or list.; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants" |
| ~ cream off, skim off | pick the best. |
| ~ pick over, sieve out | separate or remove.; "The customer picked over the selection" |
| ~ set apart, assign, specify | select something or someone for a specific purpose.; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" |
| ~ single out | select from a group.; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ think of | choose in one's mind.; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25" |
| ~ specify, fix, limit, set, determine, define | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| ~ adopt, espouse, follow | choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" |
| ~ screen out, sieve, sort, screen | examine in order to test suitability.; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" |
| ~ vote in | elect in a voting process.; "They voted in Clinton" |
| ~ elect | select by a vote for an office or membership.; "We elected him chairman of the board" |
| ~ nominate, propose | put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position.; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" |
| ~ vote | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote.; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" |
| adj. | 2. choice, prime, prize, quality, select | of superior grade.; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| adj. | 3. blue-ribbon, select | selected or chosen for special qualifications.; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
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