preelect

English

Alternative forms

• pre-elect

Etymology

From pre- +‎ elect.

Verb

preelect (third-person singular simple present preelects, present participle preelecting, simple past and past participle preelected)

1. (transitive) To elect beforehand

   Synonym: forechoose

References

• “preelect”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.