elect to (something)
elect to (something)
To vote someone into a particular position or office. A noun or pronoun can be used between "elect" and "to." I had hoped to be elected to the student government, but a more popular boy beat me out.
See also: elect
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
elect someone to something
to select someone to be a member of something by ballot; to select someone to be an officer in something by ballot. We elected you to office, so do your job. Tom was elected to the congress.
See also: elect
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- identify with
- orient
- orient to
- orient to (something)
- ask back
- (Is) this taken?
- angle
- angling
- interpret for (someone)