adjective, noun
adjective [usuallybeforenoun] (formal)
1 using or chosen by election:
an elective democracy * an elective assembly * an elective member * He had never held the elective office (= a position which is filled by election).
2 having the power to elect:
an elective body
3 (of medical treatment) that you choose to have; that is not urgent:
elective surgery * an elective operation
4 (of a course or subject) that a student can choose
noun (especially AmE) a course or subject at a college or school which a student can choose to do:
Students can choose from a range of electives offered by the science department.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for elective is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does elective appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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