elected

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in Vietnamese Được bầu cử, được chọn

BrE /ɪˈlektɪd/ AmE /ɪˈlektɪd/

adjective / verb en → vi

1 CHOOSE/SELECT [not transitive] B1

Được bầu cử, được chọn

chosen by people who vote for someone to be in a position of power or responsibility, such as being the leader of a country or an organization

  • be elected to something

Collocations elected official · elected position

  • She was elected as the new president of the company.

    Cô ấy đã được bầu làm tổng giám đốc mới của công ty.

2 VOTE [not transitive] B2

Việc bỏ phiếu bầu cử, việc được bầu cử

the act of choosing someone by voting for them in an election

  • an election

Collocations election campaign · election day

  • The election was held last week.

    Việc bầu cử đã diễn ra tuần trước.