Academic Administration

noun a person chosen or voted for by a group as a representative or leader

verb to choose or select someone for a position or office by voting

• The citizens will elect a new president next month.
• Let's elect John as the team captain!
• I heard they're gonna elect Sarah to be the leader of the group.
• Sometimes we have to elect to take the road less traveled to find success.

verb to officially have a position of authority or responsibility in a government or organization

• He was elected to hold office as the new president of the organization.
• She's going to hold office as the treasurer for another term.
• I never thought he would actually hold office, but here we are.
• The CEO's charisma helped him hold office as the leader of the company.