Sample Sentences for
elective
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elective as in:  elective process of choosing a mayor

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    A democratic government relies on an elective system.
    elective = related to choosing officials by election
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    This was a senior-year elective where you learned about the history of the OASIS and its creators.†  (source)
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    "Uh-huh," I said, though I had no idea what an elective was.†  (source)
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    We don't schedule elective surgery on weekends.†  (source)
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    He had lost a patient, a three-year-old boy in for simple elective surgery.†  (source)
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    The old one, Rufus Buckley, was gone, banished last year by the voters and permanently retired from elective office, or at least Jake and many others hoped so.†  (source)
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    As our main adult chaperone while Amos was gone, Bast had insisted we keep everyone up-to-speed on the regular subjects like math and reading, although she did sometimes add her own elective courses, such as Advanced Cat Grooming, or Napping.†  (source)
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    For the past four months I've had all my various board exams—math, science, oral and written proficiency, sociology and psychology and photography (a specialty elective) —and I should be getting my scores sometime in the next few weeks.†  (source)
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    Thirteen of us have signed up for Lemry's baby, an elective class called Contemporary American Thought.†  (source)
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    He is a physical fitness buff who was born into privilege and has never held elective office.†  (source)
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    They were art students, taking the poetry class as an elective.†  (source)
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    Do you know where this English elective is located?†  (source)
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    I'd taken them all, so I needed another elective to fill my schedule.†  (source)
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elective as in:  elective surgery

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The hospital has a special wing for elective procedures, which patients schedule at their own convenience.
elective = chosen rather than being a necessity
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While math and science are required for every student, Choir is an elective course that you can take if you enjoy singing.
elective = chosen rather than being a requirement
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elective as in:  Choir is an elective

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The school counselor handed out a list of available electives, ranging from Computer Coding to Advanced Spanish.
electives = classes chosen rather than being required
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    Sarah chose Drama as her favorite elective.
    elective = a class chosen rather than being a requirement
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    "We have a couple of great science electives at Beecher," he said.†  (source)
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    The second is a list of the available electives.†  (source)
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    We decided to take our electives together this year.†  (source)
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    I was free to pick and choose among interesting electives with only some take-home essay questions at midterm and a project at the end.†  (source)
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    That's one of the more popular electives.†  (source)
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    I can't promise she'll get these electives.†  (source)
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    Ten years ago he wouldn't have been able to get away with it, the guidance counselors wouldn't have allowed a bright boy like Brett to opt for all manual trades course, but in these days of phase electives and do your own thing, she was terribly afraid it might happen.†  (source)
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    Do you remember those career surveys we had to fill out freshman year, the ones that were supposed to help us choose electives?†  (source)
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    And check out the list of electives you have for second hour.†  (source)
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    It had a very small student body and an emphasis on personal expression, and offered electives like batik and Ultimate Frisbee.†  (source)
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    That explains why Ellie switched electives!†  (source)
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    Actually, I need a list of third-period electives.†  (source)
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