elective
adjective/ɪˈlektɪv/
/ɪˈlektɪv/
[usually before noun] (formal)- using or chosen by election
- an elective democracy
- an elective assembly
- an elective member
- He had never held elective office (= a position that is filled by election).
- having the power to elect
- an elective body
- (of medical treatment) that you choose to have; that does not require immediate attention synonym optional
- elective surgery
- an elective operation
- (of a course or subject) that a student can choose synonym optionalTopics Educationc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French electif, -ive, from late Latin electivus, from elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.
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