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PRE-ELECT

\pɹˈiːɪlˈɛkt], \pɹˈiːɪlˈɛkt], \p_ɹ_ˈiː__ɪ_l_ˈɛ_k_t]\

Definitions of PRE-ELECT

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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To choose beforehand.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

pr[=e]-e-lekt', v.t. to elect or choose beforehand.--n. PR[=E]-ELEC'TION, choice or election made by previous decision.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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