a. | 1. | Exerting the power of choice; selecting; | |||
2. | Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral. | ||||
3. | Bestowed or passing by election; | ||||
4. | Dependent on choice; that can be refused;
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n. | 1. | In an American college, an optional study or course of study; a course that is not required. |
Adj. | 1. | elective - subject to popular election; "elective official" Synonyms: elected Antonyms: appointed, appointive - subject to appointment |
2. | elective - not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study" |