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elective

/ɪˈlɛktɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables

Elective means: subject to popular election.

Synonyms for elective8

noun, as in a course that the student can select from among alternatives

elective course

adjective, as in subject to popular election

elected, electoral, nonappointive

adjective, as in optional

facultative, optional

also used for elective

discretionary, voluntary

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Opposites of elective

appointive

What does elective mean?3

adjective

1

subject to popular election“elective official”

2

optional“elective surgery”

noun

1

a course that the student can select from among alternatives

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with elective?19

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Elective in a sentence

  • At our high school, French is an elective.CK
  • In schools in Hispanic countries, English is just an elective subject that few take.nonong

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of elective

as a noun

plural
electives