elect (part. adj.) Copy link Outline I. Nominated to an office dēsignātusII. In theol. sense • elect (part. adj.): I. Nominated to an office dēsignātus: consul e. consul d., Cic: aedile e., aedilis d., Varr. II. In theol. sense: ēlectus: esp. in pl.: the e., electi, Vulg. Matt. xxiv. 22: Aug.