| ADJECTIVE | all | elective, elected | subject to popular election |
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| all | elective, facultative | not compulsory | |
| NOUN | act | elective, elective course | a course that the student can select from among alternatives |
| Sounds | ihleh'ktihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | subject to popular election. | |
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| Example | "elective official" | |
| Synonym | elected | |
| Narrower | electoral | relating to or composed of electors |
| nonappointive | Filled by popular election rather than by appointment | |
| See also | democratic | Characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy / democracy or social equality |
| Opposite | appointive, appointed | subject to appointment |
| Spanish | electivo, elegido | |
| Catalan | electiu, elegit | |
| Verbs | elect | select by a vote for an office or membership |
| Meaning | not compulsory. | |
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| Synonym | facultative | |
| Broader | optional | possible but not necessary |
| Spanish | electivo, facultativo, optativo | |
| Verbs | elect | choose |
| Meaning | A course that the student can select from among alternatives. | |
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| Synonym | elective course | |
| Broader | course, course of study, course of instruction, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings |
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