(1):
(n.) Those who are chosen for salvation.
(2):
(a.) Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
(3):
(n.) One chosen or set apart.
(4):
(v. t.) To pick out; to select; to choose.
(5):
(v. t.) To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
(6):
(v. t.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
(7):
(a.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.
(8):
(a.) Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.