- (a.) Pertaining to or consisting in, choice or right of choosing; electoral.
- (n.) In an American college, an optional study or course of study.
- (a.) Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office.
- (a.) Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "elective" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/elective/definitions/2002057> |