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elective

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: elective

1
 adjn
not compulsory
a course that the student can select from among alternatives
2
 adj
subject to popular election
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: elective
1

adj not compulsory

“elective surgery”
“an elective course of study”
Synonyms
optional
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice

n a course that the student can select from among alternatives

Synonyms:
elective course
Type of:
class, course, course of instruction, course of study
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
2

adj subject to popular election

“elective official”
Synonyms:
elected
electoral
relating to or composed of electors
nonappointive
filled by popular election rather than by appointment
Antonyms:
appointed, appointive
subject to appointment
nominated, nominative
appointed by nomination
non-elective, nonelected, nonelective
filled by appointment rather than by election
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