What part of speech is electing?

Electing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. electing is a verb, gerund of elect (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does electing mean?

Definitions

Verb

elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

Examples of electing

#   Sentence  
1. verb I haven't read the paper lately, so I don't know who we're electing this year.
2. verb Electing to upgrade the computer lab, the university library went slightly over the budget.
3. verb Electing this mayor proved to be a drastic mistake.
4. verb Algerians are electing a new president today.
5. verb People prefer to elect a candidate from the left or right to more or less keep the same policy in place, rather than electing a centrist candidate whose side they don't know well.
6. verb We will elect whoever we believe is worthy.
7. verb They agreed to elect him as president.
8. verb In a democracy, the people elect their government officials directly.
9. verb Our company is a small but elect venture business that assists in entry and totalling of questionnaires.
10. verb Let's elect Putin once more!
11. verb Will they elect him for four more years?
12. verb They elect their representatives in a voting booth.
13. verb You elect your representative by voting.
14. verb Your club needs to elect officers: president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.
15. verb Someday the USA will elect a woman president, and it won't be pretty.
16. adj. An elect circle of artists.
17. adj. The president elect.
Sentence  
verb
I haven't read the paper lately, so I don't know who we're electing this year.
Electing to upgrade the computer lab, the university library went slightly over the budget.
Electing this mayor proved to be a drastic mistake.
Algerians are electing a new president today.
People prefer to elect a candidate from the left or right to more or less keep the same policy in place, rather than electing a centrist candidate whose side they don't know well.
We will elect whoever we believe is worthy.
They agreed to elect him as president.
In a democracy, the people elect their government officials directly.
Our company is a small but elect venture business that assists in entry and totalling of questionnaires.
Let's elect Putin once more!
Will they elect him for four more years?
They elect their representatives in a voting booth.
You elect your representative by voting.
Your club needs to elect officers: president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.
Someday the USA will elect a woman president, and it won't be pretty.
adj.
An elect circle of artists.
The president elect.

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