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Elective
Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.
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Similar meaning 2
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional…
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50% interchangeable
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional…
oewn 2023
50% interchangeable
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Broader term 2
A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower clas…
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0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.
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Derivationally related 2
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
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15% interchangeable
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Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
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15% interchangeable
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See also 2
Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.
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Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.
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Synonym 1
of Elect
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68% interchangeable
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