Elective1. (a.) Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.
2. (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral.
3. (a.) Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office.
4. (n.) In an American college, an optional study or course of study.
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