亚洲网紅露点

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elective

[ ih-lek-tiv ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
  2. chosen by election, as an official.
  3. bestowed by or derived from election, as an office.
  4. having the power or right of electing to office, as a body of persons.
  5. open to choice; optional; not required:

    an elective subject in college; elective surgery.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms: ,

  6. Chemistry. selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others:

    elective attraction.



noun

  1. an optional study; a course that a student may select from among alternatives.

elective

/ 瑟藞l蓻kt瑟v; 藢i藧l蓻k藞t瑟v瑟t瑟 /

adjective

  1. of or based on selection by vote

    elective procedure

  2. selected by vote

    an elective official

  3. having the power to elect
  4. open to choice; optional

    an elective course of study

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an optional course or hospital placement undertaken by a medical student
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • electivity, noun
  • 别藞濒别肠迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别路濒别肠顎僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 别路濒别肠顎僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卐路濒别肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective noun
  • non顎叡鹇繁舯鸪︻僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • non顎叡鹇繁舯鸪︻僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辫谤别顎卐路濒别肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卐路濒别肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of elective1

1520鈥30; < Medieval Latin 脓濒脓肠迟墨惫耻蝉, equivalent to Latin 脓濒脓肠迟 ( us ) ( elect ) + -墨惫耻蝉 -ive
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One executive order aimed to end "forced use of Federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion" domestically, while another anti-trans action he signed included language implicating fetal personhood.

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But, appearing before the Commons' Defence Committee, Wales Veterans Commissioner Colonel James Phillips questioned where they "fit into a waiting list that's already full with people waiting two years for elective surgery".

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That network would deliver unscheduled, elective and community hospitals across Northern Ireland and - according to the DoH - make the best use of existing buildings.

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The government says the target was achieved between July and November last year, when there were almost 2.2 million more elective care appointments compared to the same period in 2023.

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And when I found theater when I was 19 years old at Temple University, just taking an acting class as an elective, it gave me a voice.

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