Electing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process whereby individuals are chosen for specific roles or responsibilities involves making decisions about leaders and representatives
2. Choosing certain individuals for designated roles or offices involves a systematic decision-making process based on choices and preferences
3. The act of selecting individuals for specific positions or roles through a formal decision-making process involves casting votes or expressing preferences

Etymology: "Electing" is the present participle of "elect," so it shares that verb's history. "Elect" comes from Latin "eligere," meaning "to pick out," formed from "ex-" ("out") and "legere" ("to gather or choose"). The sense of picking one thing from several alternatives is the original meaning, and it still underlies the modern sense of choosing by vote. The same Latin root gave English "lecture" and "legend." "Legend" comes from medieval Latin "legenda," meaning "things to be read," so a verb for choosing officials and a word for reading share an ancestor in the idea of gathering.

Synonyms: choosing, selecting, voting, nominating

Antonyms: dismissing, rejecting