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Self-elect
Definitions
- 1 Chosen by oneself; self-appointed. not-comparable
"The House of Keys, being self-elect, in these days of popular election by the people, is not a very popular institution."
- 1 The self-appointed elite. countable, uncountable
"Meantime the minister ascended the pulpit-stair, with all the solemnity of one of the self-elect, and a priest besides."
- 2 A volunteer. countable, uncountable
"Most of the volunteers had departed for the winter, leaving behind three hundred self-elects."
- 1 To self-select; to choose for oneself, rather than having another choose for one.
"In the fundamental part he therefore argues: “Truly good works are not self-elected works of monastic or any other holiness, but such only as God has commanded, and as are comprehended within the bounds of one's particular calling, and all works."
- 2 To self-appoint; to volunteer; to take on a role one has chosen for oneself. ambitransitive
"Which of ye will venture upon me? —Will you, Mr. Constable self-elect? or you, sir, with a pimple on your nose, got at Oxford by hard drinking, your only badge of loyalty?"
Etymology
From self- + elect.
From self- + elect.
From self- + elect.
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