elective: Meaning and Definition of
e•lec•tive
Pronunciation: (i-lek'tiv), [key] — adj.
- pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
- chosen by election, as an official.
- bestowed by or derived from election, as an office.
- having the power or right of electing to office, as a body of persons.
- open to choice; optional; not required: an elective subject in college; elective surgery.
- selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others: elective attraction.
—n. - an optional study; a course that a student may select from among alternatives.
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