American English pronunciation

How to pronounce elective

IPA transcription: [ɪ'lɛktɪv]

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Noun

  • a course that the student can select from among alternatives

Adjective

  • subject to popular election

    “elective official”

Adjective

  • not compulsory

    “elective surgery”

    “an elective course of study”

Usage examples

  • Identifying as pro-life, McDonnell campaigned as an opponent of elective abortion.
  • Other experts recommend delaying elective circumcision until after paraphimosis has been resolved.
  • The college has a highly regarded and selective nursing school.
  • These channels are selective, allowing only calcium ions to pass.
  • Its attacks were selective, working only on the X-factor genes.
  • It was the result of selective acculturation.
  • Some states also reduce the elective share if the surviving spouse is independently wealthy.
  • He succeeded Hadad ben Bedad in the apparently elective kingship of the early Edomites.
  • State-run universities are highly selective.
  • Eleven highly selective private colleges compose the Centennial Conference.