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Definition of Elective

1. Adjective. Subject to popular election. "Elective official"

2. Noun. A course that the student can select from among alternatives.

3. Adjective. Not compulsory. "An elective course of study"

Definition of Elective

1. a. Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.

2. n. In an American college, an optional study or course of study.

Definition of Elective

1. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to voting or elections ¹

2. Adjective. That involves a choice between options; optional or discretionary ¹

3. Noun. Something that is option or that may be elected, especially a course of tertiary study. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Elective

1. an optional course of study [n -S]

Medical Definition of Elective

1. Subject to the choice or decision of the patient or physician, applied to procedures that are advantageous to the patient but not urgent. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elective

election election commission election day election district election fraud election of remedies election threshold electioneer electioneered electioneerer

electioneerers electioneering electioneers elections elections of remedies elective (current term) elective abortion elective culture elective mutism elective share

elective shares elective surgery electively electiveness electivenesses electives electoral electoral college electoral colleges electoral district

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