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   elective

   /ɪˈlɛktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. related to or working by means of election: "an elective democracy"
   • ▪ (of a person or office) appointed or filled by election: "he had never held elective office"
   • ▪ (of a body or position) possessing or giving the power to elect: "powerful Emperors manipulated the elective body"
   • 2. (of surgical or medical treatment) chosen by the patient rather than urgently necessary: "elective surgery"
   • ▪ (of a course of study) chosen by the student rather than compulsory: "elective courses on this subject have always been oversubscribed"

   noun

   • 1. an optional course of study. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French electif, -ive, from late Latin electivus, from elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere (see elect).

   Derivatives

   • 1. electively adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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