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elective
(/I/'l/E/kt/I/v )

adjective (a)

  • subject to popular election(adj.all)
    Example:
    Elective official.
    Synonym:
    elected
    Antonym:
    appointed, appointive
    source: wordnet30
  • Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a course that the student can select from among alternatives(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    elective course
    source: wordnet30
  • In an American college, an optional study or course of study.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not compulsory(adj.all)
    Example:
    Elective surgery.
    An elective course of study.
    Synonym:
    facultative
    source: wordnet30
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