Associations to the word «Elective»
Noun
- Ballot
- Whig
- Programme
- Enrollment
- Seniority
- Childbirth
- Graft
- Candidate
- Filing
- Mayor
- Patient
- Proficiency
- Discipline
- Queue
- Electorate
- Parity
- Concentration
- Republican
- Nobility
- Amendment
- Focus
- Qualification
- Politics
- Robotic
- Exercise
- Election
- Vacancy
- Engineering
- Wolfgang
- Geography
- Chorus
- Communication
- Induction
- Aristocracy
- Assembly
- Exploration
- Insurance
- Westphalia
- Pathway
- Executive
- Ambiguity
- Medical
- Sovereign
- Orchestra
- Termination
- Sovereignty
- Intrigue
- Surgeon
- Privilege
- Appointment
- Weber
- Application
- Bishopric
- Biotechnology
- Principality
- Prior
- Nobles
- Mandate
- Throne
- Freshman
- Theater
- Artery
- College
- Duchy
- Literature
Adjective
Wiktionary
ELECTIVE, adjective. Of, or pertaining to voting or elections
ELECTIVE, adjective. That involves a choice between options; optional or discretionary
ELECTIVE, noun. Something that is option or that may be elected, especially a course of tertiary study.
ELECTIVE ABORTION, noun. (medical) An abortion completed without medical need.
ELECTIVE ABORTIONS, noun. Plural of elective abortion
ELECTIVE SHARE, noun. (legal) A proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.
ELECTIVE SHARES, noun. Plural of elective share
Dictionary definition
ELECTIVE, noun. A course that the student can select from among alternatives.
ELECTIVE, adjective. Subject to popular election; "elective official".
ELECTIVE, adjective. Not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.