elective

English

Adjective

elective (comparative more elective, superlative most elective)

1. Of, or pertaining to voting or elections
2. That involves a choice between options; optional or discretionary

   My insurance wouldn't pay for the operation because it was elective surgery.

   • Bancroft

     The independent use of their elective franchise.

   • Dryden

     Kings of Rome were at first elective […]

Translations

of or pertaining to voting or elections

• Bulgarian: изборен (bg) (izboren)
• Finnish: äänestys- (fi), vaali- (fi)

• Korean: 선거의 (ko) (seon-geoui)

optional or discretionary

• Bulgarian: по избор (bg) (po izbor)
• Finnish: valinnainen (fi)

• Korean: 수의선택의 (ko) (suuiseontaegui)

Related terms

• elect
• election

Noun

elective (plural electives)

1. Something that is option or that may be elected, especially a course of tertiary study.